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

3 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Applied Mathematics is the 162nd most popular major in the country with 4,536 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 107 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 general applied mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general applied mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general applied mathematics 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 general applied mathematics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Applied Mathematics (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 14 masters’s general applied math degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Applied Mathematics 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 Northwestern are $56,567.

Full Northwestern General Applied Mathematics Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC General Applied Mathematics Report

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Applied Math Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s general applied math students in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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