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2023 Best Value General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$63,936 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Physical Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 24 degrees and certificates were awarded to general physical sciences students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #237 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Physical Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best General Physical Sciences Master's Degree School

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best value school for general physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #2 for overall quality for physical science in Illinois.

Read full report on General Physical Sciences at University of Chicago

Best Value General Physical Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Physical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 45
Ohio 9
Indiana 1
Wisconsin 0

One of 8 majors within the area of study, general physical sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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