2024 Best Individualized Studies Schools in Illinois
2Colleges in Illinois
190Individualized Studies Degrees Awarded
Individualized Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #38 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for individualized studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 190 degrees in individualized studies to qualified students.
The individualized studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Individualized Studies Schools in Illinois.
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Best Schools for Individualized Studies in Illinois
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the individualized studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
DePaul University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in individualized studies. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #203 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Illinois University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in individualized studies. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 39th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 148 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at WIU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat North Central College if you wish to pursue a degree in individualized studies. North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Naperville. This college ranks 25th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 5 individualized studies students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).