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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Illinois

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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$60,963 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,749 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 185 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Illinois ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges.

Best General Social Sciences School

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UChicago are $60,963 per year.

UChicago also made our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Chicago Report

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 6
Ohio 24
Indiana 1

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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