2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across Illinois, there were 23,860 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also 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 liberal arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Liberal 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 liberal studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at WIU

#2

North Central College

Naperville, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$15,822 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Naperville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

North Central also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Central are $15,822, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at North Central College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $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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