2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration is the 181st most popular major in the country with 4,359 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 154 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 34 higher education/higher education administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great higher education/higher education administration programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the higher education/higher education administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$9,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$12,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

NLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$19,709 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine U are $19,709.

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#4

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 8 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration (Income $75-$110k)

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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