by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Education is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,827 and had an average of $25,433 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 62 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,457 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in other education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other education.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rockford University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois. Rockford is a small school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 23 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois. 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 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edwardsville, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Education Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s other education students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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