2022 Best Value Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling in Illinois (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,228 people earned their degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor, making the major the 383rd most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the vocational rehabilitation counseling/counselor program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$16,945 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $16,945 for Illinois Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling students with aid.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Report

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$18,259 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 Getting Aid list. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 7 ’s vocational rehabilitation counseling degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for Illinois Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling students with aid.

Read full report on Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling at Northern Illinois University

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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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