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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 7 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Charleston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EIU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Illinois University is $12,350 for illinois bachelor’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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