2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Educational Assessment is the 217th most popular major in the country with 1,863 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, educational assessment graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $50,220 and had an average of $33,307 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 59 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,300 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 educational assessment graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational assessment. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational assessment 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 educational assessment 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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Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree assessment students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$66,915 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 13 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at Northern Illinois University

#4

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$12,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. NLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also took the #0 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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