2026 Best Best Schools in Illinois
Best is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools to find the best for best students.
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Best Schools for Best in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall best education in Illinois.
Top Schools in Best
No school ranked higher than Columbia College Chicago this year for best. Set in the city of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 52%. Columbia College Chicago awarded about 26 best degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the best program make about $17,929 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $26,977 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
