2022 Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

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In 2019-2020, 4,359 people earned their degree in higher education/higher education administration, making the major the 181st most popular in the United States.

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” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in higher education/higher education administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent higher education/higher education administration 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 higher education/higher education administration program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Higher Education/Higher Education Administration in Illinois

#1

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$12,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 10 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees in 2019-2020.

NLU also made our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$9,378 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration students 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

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration degrees to qualified students.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.

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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 list. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s higher education/higher education administration students in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine University are $19,709.

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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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