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2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Educational/Instructional Technology is the 129th most popular major in the country with 7,710 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 196 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in educational/instructional technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality educational/instructional technology 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/instructional technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

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#2

Aurora University

Aurora, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the #2 spot on the list. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Aurora, Illinois. It awarded 21 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Aurora, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Aurora University are $13,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE also took the #5 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.

WIU also made our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at WIU are $11,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, National Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. National Louis University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NLU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. DeVry University - Illinois is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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