2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue African Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 246 people earned their degree in African studies, making the major the 823rd most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 11 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great African studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the African studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue African Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree african studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue African Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s African studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about African Studies at UIUC

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

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