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Illinois College ROI Rankings

87 colleges ranked by return on investment — based on U.S. Department of Education data.

87
Colleges Ranked
60
High or Good ROI
$60,943
Avg Graduate Salary
$22,361
Avg Student Debt
Chamberlain University-Illinois
#1 ROI in Illinois
# College / University ROI Rating Break-Even Grad Salary Med. Debt Grad Rate Type
🥇 Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL
 High ROI 0.4 yrs $92,405 $20,919 42% Private For-profit
🥈 University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 0.3 yrs $91,885 $15,000 96% Private Non-profit
🥉 Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
 High ROI 0.3 yrs $89,363 $15,000 95% Private Non-profit
4 St. John's College-Department of Nursing
Springfield, IL
 High ROI 0.4 yrs $86,331 $18,750 N/A Private Non-profit
5 Lakeview College of Nursing
Danville, IL
 High ROI 0.3 yrs $84,522 $15,000 N/A Private Non-profit
6 Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
Peoria, IL
 High ROI 0.4 yrs $72,850 $15,000 N/A Private Non-profit
7 Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Quincy, IL
 High ROI 0.4 yrs $72,430 $13,000 N/A Private Non-profit
8 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
 High ROI 0.5 yrs $81,054 $19,500 85% Public
9 Saint Anthony College of Nursing
Rockford, IL
 High ROI 0.5 yrs $77,709 $20,000 N/A Private Non-profit
10 Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 0.6 yrs $82,592 $25,000 75% Private Non-profit
11 Rush University
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 0.6 yrs $75,194 $21,988 N/A Private Non-profit
12 Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 0.7 yrs $71,530 $24,157 73% Private Non-profit
13 University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 0.6 yrs $68,740 $16,704 62% Public
14 National University of Health Sciences
Lombard, IL
 High ROI 0.6 yrs $58,723 $12,500 N/A Private Non-profit
15 Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
 High ROI 0.8 yrs $70,871 $27,000 75% Private Non-profit
16 DePaul University
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 0.8 yrs $68,751 $23,168 68% Private Non-profit
17 Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
 High ROI 0.8 yrs $66,099 $21,500 67% Private Non-profit
18 University of St Francis
Joliet, IL
 High ROI 0.8 yrs $63,926 $21,079 67% Private Non-profit
19 Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL
 High ROI 0.9 yrs $63,756 $23,250 85% Private Non-profit
20 Benedictine University
Lisle, IL
 High ROI 0.9 yrs $63,446 $22,500 50% Private Non-profit
21 Illinois State University
Normal, IL
 High ROI 0.9 yrs $62,117 $20,482 65% Public
22 Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL
 High ROI 0.9 yrs $61,462 $20,489 70% Private Non-profit
23 Methodist College
Peoria, IL
 High ROI 1 yrs $69,800 $31,250 20% Private Non-profit
24 Bradley University
Peoria, IL
 High ROI 1 yrs $66,852 $27,000 76% Private Non-profit
25 Aurora University
Aurora, IL
 High ROI 1 yrs $58,709 $20,318 60% Private Non-profit
26 Governors State University
University Park, IL
 High ROI 1 yrs $58,169 $18,618 22% Public
27 University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL
 High ROI 1 yrs $57,103 $19,128 53% Public
28 Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
 High ROI 1.1 yrs $62,971 $27,000 73% Private Non-profit
29 Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
 High ROI 1.1 yrs $61,825 $26,158 78% Private Non-profit
30 Dominican University
River Forest, IL
 High ROI 1.1 yrs $60,327 $24,411 55% Private Non-profit
31 North Central College
Naperville, IL
 High ROI 1.1 yrs $60,123 $24,500 64% Private Non-profit
32 North Park University
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 1.2 yrs $59,572 $25,500 58% Private Non-profit
33 Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences
Rock Island, IL
 High ROI 1.2 yrs $58,743 $24,000 N/A Private Non-profit
34 Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 1.1 yrs $58,656 $22,223 57% Private Non-profit
35 McKendree University
Lebanon, IL
 High ROI 1.2 yrs $58,572 $23,250 53% Private Non-profit
36 Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL
 High ROI 1.2 yrs $57,808 $22,162 49% Public
37 The Chicago School at Chicago
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 1.1 yrs $56,899 $20,000 N/A Private Non-profit
38 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL
 High ROI 1.2 yrs $56,346 $20,500 57% Public
39 Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 1.1 yrs $52,234 $14,600 22% Public
40 Judson University
Elgin, IL
 High ROI 1.4 yrs $56,313 $25,000 60% Private Non-profit
41 Rockford University
Rockford, IL
 High ROI 1.4 yrs $54,794 $22,274 47% Private Non-profit
42 Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL
 High ROI 1.5 yrs $55,700 $25,009 58% Private Non-profit
43 Concordia University-Chicago
River Forest, IL
 High ROI 1.5 yrs $54,089 $23,000 36% Private Non-profit
44 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
 High ROI 1.5 yrs $53,390 $21,543 62% Public
45 Knox College
Galesburg, IL
 High ROI 1.7 yrs $54,820 $27,000 68% Private Non-profit
46 Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
 High ROI 1.6 yrs $54,163 $25,251 45% Public
47 Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL
 High ROI 1.7 yrs $53,213 $25,000 61% Private Non-profit
48 Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
 High ROI 1.6 yrs $51,989 $21,500 47% Public
49 Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
 High ROI 1.9 yrs $52,575 $25,565 64% Private Non-profit
50 Eureka College
Eureka, IL
 High ROI 1.8 yrs $51,641 $23,250 42% Private Non-profit
51 Millikin University
Decatur, IL
 High ROI 2.2 yrs $51,262 $27,000 55% Private Non-profit
52 Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
 High ROI 2.2 yrs $51,110 $27,000 65% Private Non-profit
53 Quincy University
Quincy, IL
 High ROI 2.1 yrs $50,369 $24,000 45% Private Non-profit
54 Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 2.2 yrs $48,712 $22,000 35% Private Non-profit
55 Moody Bible Institute
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 2.7 yrs $45,399 $18,149 62% Private Non-profit
56 National Louis University
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 2.8 yrs $45,799 $19,750 30% Private Non-profit
57 VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, IL
 High ROI 3 yrs $47,863 $27,000 67% Private Non-profit
58 Greenville University
Greenville, IL
 High ROI 3 yrs $46,827 $23,875 40% Private Non-profit
59 Blackburn College
Carlinville, IL
 High ROI 3 yrs $46,802 $24,242 57% Private Non-profit
60 Trinity International University-Illinois
Deerfield, IL
 Good ROI 3.2 yrs $46,989 $26,082 46% Private Non-profit
61 Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
 Moderate ROI 7.3 yrs $42,195 $25,000 52% Private Non-profit
62 Chicago State University
Chicago, IL
 Moderate ROI 7.7 yrs $42,778 $30,625 15% Public
63 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
 Low ROI 19.9 yrs $40,151 $27,000 67% Private Non-profit
64 Hebrew Theological College
Skokie, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A $33,291 $14,000 50% Private Non-profit
65 East-West University
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A $29,963 $26,986 16% Private Non-profit
66 Adler University
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
67 American Islamic College
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
68 Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc.
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
69 Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
70 Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
71 Erikson Institute
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
72 Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Evanston, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
73 Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
74 Institute for Clinical Social Work
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
75 Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Lake Forest, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
76 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
77 McCormick Theological Seminary
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
78 Meadville Theological School of Lombard College
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
79 Midwestern University-Downers Grove
Downers Grove, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
80 Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Lisle, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
81 NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia
Evanston, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
82 Principia College
Elsah, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A 74% Private Non-profit
83 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
North Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
84 Spertus College
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
85 Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A 0% Private Non-profit
86 Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Chicago, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit
87 University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Mundelein, IL
 Insufficient Data N/A N/A N/A N/A Private Non-profit

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Data Source: Rankings derived from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Median salary = 10-year post-enrollment earnings. Debt = median debt among completers. ROI score and break-even years are calculated by Search 6000+ US Colleges.