2022 Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Systems Theory is the 245th most popular major in the country with 887 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, systems theory graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,900 and had an average of $27,035 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 59 systems theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,300 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 systems theory graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent systems theory programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the systems theory program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Systems Theory in Illinois

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,761 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Systems Theory Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. This medium-sized school is located in Charleston, Illinois, and it awarded 5 masters’s systems theory degrees in 2019-2020.

EIU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Systems Theory Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EIU are $20,761, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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