2023 Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 453 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #69 most popular major in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Education Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.
UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Trinity Christian College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Illinois. Trinity Christian is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Palos Heights.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity Christian are $33,275 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
Dominican U undergraduate students pay an average of $35,420 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Elmhurst University is a great value for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Elmhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elmhurst.
Elmhurst undergraduate students pay an average of $39,400 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Bloomington, Illinois Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Illinois Wesleyan undergraduate students pay an average of $52,512 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Illinois Wesleyan also made our Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.
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With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 a year.
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Monmouth College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general education programs. Monmouth is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Monmouth.
Monmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $41,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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McKendree University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
McKendree undergraduate students pay an average of $33,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Roosevelt University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Roosevelt are $31,493 per year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at Roosevelt take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,396.
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Knox College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Knox is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Galesburg.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Knox are $51,576 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 700 |
| Ohio | 706 |
| Indiana | 502 |
| Wisconsin | 515 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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