2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 841 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #48 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for sociology 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 Sociology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.
Illinois State also made our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 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 Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.
UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.
SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.
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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.
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Northwestern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.
Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 551 |
| Ohio | 702 |
| Indiana | 471 |
| Wisconsin | 504 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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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