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2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Illinois
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education opportunities 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.
The Most Popular Online Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Illinois to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
Most Popular Online Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois
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Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Carbondale to be the most popular school for trade school students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2,016 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $15,416 to cover tuition and fees at SIUC. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from SIUC accumulate an average of $22,422 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 46% of those degree recipients were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 46% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in Joliet, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 437 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,804 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.
Around 79% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you attend DeVry University - Illinois. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in Naperville, Illinois, the large private for-profit school awarded 1,581 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend DeVry University - Illinois, expect to pay an average of $15,032 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from DeVry University - Illinois accumulate an average of $40,596 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 99% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 329 bachelor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.
Concordia University, Chicago does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $34,964. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Concordia University, Chicago accumulate an average of $22,139 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 66% were women.
To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 799 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
NLU does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $14,244. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,783 in student loans. Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 51% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
North Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 369 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
North Park does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $34,020. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,848 in student loans. Around 60% of those degree recipients were women.
During the 2020-2021 year, about 36% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Northwestern College - Bridgeview landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree trade school programs.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $18,475 to cover tuition and fees at NC. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
NC is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in Rockford, Illinois, the small private for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2021-2022.
If you want to attend Rasmussen University - Illinois, expect to pay an average of $14,294 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from Rasmussen University - Illinois accumulate an average of $28,981 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 65% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
Illinois College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree trade school programs. Jacksonville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 323 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees at Illinois College is $36,346. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,635 in student loans. Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
Around 7% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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