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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Criminology 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 Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,182 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 82nd most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the criminology 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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The criminology 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 Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Criminology 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 criminology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Criminology (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1 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 #1 for the Best Value Criminology Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Criminology Master’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.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Criminology Report

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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