2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in Illinois (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Getting Aid” 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in educational assessment. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational assessment programs and cost less that 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree assessment students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational Assessment in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 17 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

Full UIC Educational Assessment Report

#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s assessment degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 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 NIU are $11,086.

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 Getting Aid. NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s assessment degrees to qualified students.

NLU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Educational Assessment Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Educational Assessment at National Louis University

#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Assessment Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and 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 Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Loyola Chicago Educational Assessment Report

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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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