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2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English or French Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Teaching English or French is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,744 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, teaching English or French graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,524 and had an average of $29,215 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 241 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,500 and $3,846 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 128 teaching English or French graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teaching English or French. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teaching English or French 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 teaching English or French program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree english or french students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Teaching English or French in Illinois (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Teaching English or French at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern Illinois University also made our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032.

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#3

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Xavier University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English or French degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SXU also made our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Xavier University are $15,450, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Xavier University Teaching English or French Report

#4

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s English or French students in 2019-2020.

Dominican U also made our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid 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 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago also made our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Concordia University, Chicago

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s English or French degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree english or french students with aid list, SIUC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Teaching English or French 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 SIUC are $32,928.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#7

Greenville University

Greenville, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

Greenville University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Greenville, Illinois, and it awarded 4 masters’s English or French degrees in 2019-2020.

Greenville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Greenville are $8,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Teaching English or French at Greenville

#8

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois

Wheaton College Illinois ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English or French Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wheaton, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois also made our “Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424.

Full Wheaton College Illinois Teaching English or French Report

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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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