2022 Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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In 2019-2020, 1,100 people earned their degree in bioinformatics, making the major the 446th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 86 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in bioinformatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent bioinformatics 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 bioinformatics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Bioinformatics in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 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 Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s bioinformatics students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Bioinformatics Report

#2

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bioinformatics degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at Loyola University Chicago

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Bioinformatics Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s bioinformatics degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

Read full report on Bioinformatics at UChicago

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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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