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2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
419 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value EE Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Electrical Engineering is the 26th most popular major in the country with 29,892 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 1,079 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 419 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality electrical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical engineering 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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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northwestern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 20 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northwestern University Electrical Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 186 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UIUC

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #3 spot on the list. SIUE is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUE, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville are $9,300.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at SIUE

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at UIC

#5

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

NIU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering 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 NIU are $11,086.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at NIU

#5 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 22 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Electrical Engineering Report

#7

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois

Bradley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Bradley University is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bradley, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering 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 Bradley are $17,040.

Full Bradley Electrical Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Electrical Engineering 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 Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

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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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