2022 Best Value Educational Statistics and Research Methods Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Educational Statistics and Research Methods Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 323 people earned their degree in educational statistics and research methods, making the major the 857th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 29 educational statistics and research methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 educational statistics and research methods graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational Statistics and Research Methods Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational statistics and research methods. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent educational statistics and research methods programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the educational statistics and research methods program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The educational statistics and research methods school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Educational Statistics and Research Methods Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Educational Statistics and Research Methods Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Educational Statistics and Research Methods Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Statistics & Research Methods (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Educational Statistics and Research Methods Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s educational statistics and research methods degrees to qualified students.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Educational Statistics & Research Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Educational Statistics & Research Methods Report

#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Educational Statistics and Research Methods Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Educational Statistics & Research Methods Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Statistics & Research Methods at Loyola University Chicago

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Statistics & Research Methods (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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