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2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$37,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Mathematics is the 27th most popular major in the country with 30,635 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 1,065 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 79 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general mathematics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general mathematics 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 general mathematics 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 Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Mathematics (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mathematical sciences students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 31 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 18 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mathematical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. NIU is a fairly large school located in Dekalb, Illinois that handed out 6 doctorate’s mathematical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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