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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

2 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$21,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,269 people earned their degree in information systems, making the major the 297th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 613 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information systems programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the information systems program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Systems (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s info systems degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Info Systems Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Springfield, Illinois, this small public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified masters’s info systems students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree info systems students whose families make $0-$30k list, UIS has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757.

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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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