2021 Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
6Colleges
1,807Bachelor's Degrees
$30,208Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked 9th in Illinois. In fact, 1,807 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 4.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Economics Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois
Check out the economics programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Economics Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tops the 2021 list of our schools in Illinois that are best for non-traditional economics students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign. UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Economics in Illinois list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 students are part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UIC has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in Illinois ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 19,768 students take at least one class online at UIC. About 5,712 of the students at UIC are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Illinois State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population. Illinois State also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Economics in Illinois rankings.
The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,464 students at Illinois State that take at least one class online. About 2,500 of the students at Illinois State are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Northern Illinois University. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NIU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Economics in Illinois ranking.
The student loan default rate at NIU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,712 students take at least one class online at NIU. 4,345 students are part time.
DePaul University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago. DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Economics in Illinois list.
About 1.0% of DePaul students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
Northeastern Illinois University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Northeastern Illinois University also made our Best Colleges for Economics in Illinois list, coming in at #9.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. Approximately 2,632 students take at least one class online at Northeastern Illinois University. 3,296 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Economics
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
Out of the majors we analyze each year, economics was ranked 9th in Illinois. In fact, 1,807 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that 4.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
