2022 Best Value Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (Income $30-$48k) 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 Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling is the 383rd most popular major in the country with 1,228 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 12 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor programs that also have a lower cost than 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 vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$14,306 Average Net Price

$38,710 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s vocational rehabilitation counseling students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,306 for Illinois Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SIUC.

Read more about Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$15,861 Average Net Price

$41,947 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s vocational rehabilitation counseling students in 2019-2020.

NIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois” list. The estimated yearly cost for NIU is $15,861 for Illinois Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at NIU

• Best Value Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling (Income $30-$48k)

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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