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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in Illinois

7 Ranked Colleges
327 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Stats Schools for a Master's in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking.

Statistics is the 88th most popular major in the country with 9,599 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, statistics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $61,950 and had an average of $22,199 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 867 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,633 and $30,054 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 327 statistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in statistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality statistics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 statistics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Statistics in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois
#3 in overall quality
$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$92,632 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 94 diplomas to qualified masters’s stats students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Statistics 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 UIUC are $30,083.

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#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality
$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality
$11,086 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. NIU is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Statistics 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.

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#4

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#7 in overall quality
$11,996 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 7 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996.

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#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality
$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois list. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality
$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s stats degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality
$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$117,572 Average Early-Career Earnings

University of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Stats Schools for a Master’s in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 181 masters’s stats degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

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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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