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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Illinois (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master's 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,273 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 2,283 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,600 and $29,261 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer and human sciences programs and 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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in Illinois (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at UIC

#2

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2019-2020.

NLU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NLU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #3 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Full SIUC Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#4

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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 Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Northern Illinois University

#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. EIU is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full EIU Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#6

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 19 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at Illinois State

#7

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Benedictine University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine University are $19,709, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Benedictine University Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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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