2022 Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Geriatric Nurse/Nursing is the 618th most popular major in the country with 665 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 14 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 geriatric nurse/nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geriatric nurse/nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geriatric nurse/nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geriatric nurse/nursing 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

North Park University

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$14,076 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Park University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

North Park also made our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Park are $14,076, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at North Park University

#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geriatric Nursing Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s geriatric nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Geriatric Nurse/Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geriatric Nurse/Nursing at Loyola Chicago

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geriatric Nurse/Nursing (Income $75-$110k)

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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