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2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

4 Schools Ranked
$14,206 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$9,784 Avg Student Debt

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 Undergraduate Certificate 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 4 schools in Illinois to see which online undergraduate certificate 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.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

DeVry University - Illinois

Naperville, Illinois
2,903 Total Awards
$15,032 Average Tuition & Fees
$16,207 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for trade school students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Naperville, Illinois, the large private for-profit school awarded 2,903 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $15,032 to cover tuition and fees at DeVry University - Illinois. The school does not offer an in-state discount. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $16,207 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 88% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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299 Total Awards
$16,699 Average Tuition & Fees
$15,217 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is located in Rockford, Illinois and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 299 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $16,699 to cover tuition and fees at Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,217 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 62% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 78% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Richland Community College

Decatur, Illinois
188 Total Awards
$10,800 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richland Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Richland Community College is a small public school located in Decatur, Illinois that handed out 188 undergraduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Full-time students from Illinois pay an average of $10,800 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Richland Community College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $17,070. Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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#4

Rasmussen University - Illinois

Rockford, Illinois
111 Total Awards
$14,294 Average Tuition & Fees
$12,099 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Rockford, Illinois, the small private for-profit school awarded 111 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate 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. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,099 in student loans. Around 97% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2020-2021 about 65% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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%.

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