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The goal of College Factual’s yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them.Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Benedictine University came in at #269 out of the 4,630 colleges and universities that were ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking.In addition, Benedictine U took the #12 spot for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois.
### Best Graduate Certificate Schools RankingBenedictine U ranked #269 in College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States ranking, out of 4,630 schools. In addition, Benedictine U took the #12 spot for Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois.
In College Factual’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, Benedictine U took the #269 spot out of 4,630 schools. In addition, Benedictine U took the #12 spot for Best Graduate Schools in Illinois.
For the last year in which we have data, 945 graduate students decided that Benedictine University was the best place for them.In order to come up with a feel for how diverse the school is, College Factual analyzed the demographics of these students.Keep reading to learn more.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 67.5% of the total graduate students at Benedictine U are women and 32.5% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Benedictine U, around 31.9% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group.The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 2.9% of graduate students hail from another country.The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you’ll find more detailed information.
Data on the average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students at the school is not available.
The typical graduate student at Benedictine U who borrowed carries a median debt of $25,461.
After earning their master’s degree from Benedictine U, graduates go on to jobs with an average early-career salary of $95,715.
The graduate programs at Benedictine U lead to a range of early-career salaries. The table below lists the graduate fields of study at the school whose recent graduates report the highest early-career earnings.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Nursing | $110,655 |
| Business Administration & Management | $91,979 |
| Public Health | $87,852 |
| Educational Administration | $81,524 |
| Human Resource Management | $65,791 |
| Accounting | $49,768 |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | $47,428 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | $39,001 |
Located in Lisle, Illinois, Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution.Lisle is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center. Get more details about the location of Benedictine University.
Contact details for Benedictine U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5700 College Rd, Lisle, IL 60532-0900 |
| Phone: | 630-829-6000 |
| Website: | www.ben.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/BenedictineUniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/BenU1887 |
Around 63.2% of Benedictine U graduate students took at least one course online.Roughly 49.8% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 1 | — |
| Business Administration & Management | 108 | $91,979 |
| Clinical & Counseling Psychology | 14 | — |
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 17 | — |
| Human Resource Management | 16 | — |
| Linguistics & Literature | 25 | — |
| Management Information Systems | 127 | — |
| Management Sciences & Methods | 9 | — |
| Nursing | 57 | $110,655 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 27 | — |
| Public Health | 190 | $87,852 |
As with the master’s degree programs, only the programs that awarded doctorate degrees are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 2 | — |
| Human Resource Management | 7 | — |
Listed here are the programs in which Benedictine University awarded a graduate certificate.
| Graduate Certificate Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 7 | — |
| Data Analytics. | 8 | — |
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | 26 | — |
| Nursing | 2 | — |
| Public Health | 25 | — |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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