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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology in Illinois

7 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$12,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master's in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,710 people earned their degree in educational/instructional technology, making the major the 129th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 196 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 educational/instructional technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in educational/instructional technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great educational/instructional technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the educational/instructional technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Educational/Instructional Technology in Illinois

#1

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago also took the #3 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Illinois University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s educational/instructional technology students in 2019-2020.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’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 WIU are $11,996.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300.

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#5

Aurora University

Aurora, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the #5 spot on the list. Aurora University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Aurora did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Aurora University are $13,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

National Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. National Louis University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 masters’s educational/instructional technology degrees in 2019-2020.

NLU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NLU Educational/Instructional Technology Report

#7

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Educational/Instructional Technology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - Illinois, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Educational/Instructional Technology Master’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 DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552.

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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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