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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

5 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Geology & Earth Sciences is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,036 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 128 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geology and earth sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geology and earth sciences 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 geology and earth sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The geology 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 Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree geology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences 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.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago

#5

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences 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.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Northern Illinois University

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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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