2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 406 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education administration, making the major the 629th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 42 adult and continuing education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 adult and continuing education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in adult and continuing education administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult and continuing education administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing education administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree adult and continuing education administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 19 masters’s adult and continuing education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NIU Adult & Continuing Education Administration Report

#2

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

$17,040 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Education Administration Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing education administration students in 2019-2020.

Bradley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bradley University Adult & Continuing Education Administration Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education Administration (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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