2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,869 people earned their degree in environmental studies, making the major the 85th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The ecosystem 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 “Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree ecosystem studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Studies in Illinois

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Studies at SIUC

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ecosystem Studies Schools for a Master’s in Illinois 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on 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.

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