2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Environmental Studies is the 85th most popular major in the country with 9,869 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 262 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

$16,757 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UIS also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at UIS

#2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SIUC Environmental Studies Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Studies at University of Chicago

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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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