2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Sustainability Studies is the 294th most popular major in the country with 2,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 187 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 122 sustainability studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sustainability studies 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 sustainability studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The sustainability 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 Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 37 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at UIUC

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sustainability Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 62 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sustainability Studies at UIC

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sustainability Studies (With Aid)

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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