2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 7 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$14,607 Average Net Price

$37,377 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Located in Charleston, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

EIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Illinois” list. The yearly cost to attend EIU is $14,607 for illinois adult and continuing ed students with aid.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at EIU

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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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