2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

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In 2019-2020, 1,267 people earned their degree in African American studies, making the major the 394th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 41 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent African American studies 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 African American studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s African American studies students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on African American Studies at Northwestern University

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (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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