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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Criminology is the 82nd most popular major in the country with 10,182 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, criminology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,583 and had an average of $24,397 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 176 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,900 and $24,278 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent criminology programs, but they also cost less that 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 criminology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Criminology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s criminology degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Criminology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Criminology at SIUC

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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