2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

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Environmental Studies is the 85th most popular major in the country with 9,869 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 262 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental studies 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 environmental studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Illinois at Springfield

Springfield, Illinois

$16,757 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Springfield is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

UIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at University of Illinois at Springfield

#2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

SIUC also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Environmental Studies Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 17 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Studies at UChicago

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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.

Credits

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