Graduate Programs at Illinois Best Colleges

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Graduate Programs Comparison at 10 Illinois Best Colleges

The following table lists the 10 best Graduate Programs at Illinois Best Colleges out of 43 schools. The average graduate tuition & fees of the schools is $29,739 for academic year 2022-2023. The average graduate student population is 6,311 and the schools offer 100 major programs (programs for master and doctorate) in average.

Comparison Table between Graduate Programs at Illinois Best Colleges

Graduate Programs at Illinois Best Colleges Comparison
Rank*NameGraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate StudentsNumber of Graduate ProgramsNumber of Online Graduate ProgramsStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 University of ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL $66,543 10,744 141 programs 2 programs 5 to 1
2 Northwestern UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsEvanston, IL $53,871 14,168 243 programs 13 programs 6 to 1
4 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignPublic, 4 yearsChampaign, IL $33,640
($18,837 Residents)
21,796 220 programs 6 programs 21 to 1
5 Illinois Institute of TechnologyPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL $33,810 3,818 97 programs 8 programs 13 to 1
6 Wheaton CollegePrivate, 4 yearsWheaton, IL $19,440 722 14 programs 1 programs 12 to 1
7 Loyola University ChicagoPrivate, 4 yearsChicago, IL $22,305 5,196 171 programs 2 programs 13 to 1
9 Lewis UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsRomeoville, IL $15,490 2,580 34 programs 11 programs 14 to 1
10 Bradley UniversityPrivate, 4 yearsPeoria, IL $19,014 1,409 39 programs 5 programs 12 to 1
11 University of St FrancisPrivate, 4 yearsJoliet, IL $14,757 1,883 21 programs 12 programs 13 to 1
12 Trinity International University-IllinoisPrivate, 4 yearsDeerfield, IL $18,520 792 22 programs - 12 to 1
Average$25,872 Residents
$29,739 Out-of-State
6,311 100 programs7 programs 12.10 to 1
*The rank in Illinois Ranking. Schools for discontinuous number do not have graduate programs.
**Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
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