What are the cheapest colleges near me in Illinois?

The cheapest colleges in Illinois by net price/total cost are: Trenz Beauty Academy ($0), Joliet Junior College ($1,672), Illinois Valley Community College ($2,232). Full ranked list at https://opencollegedata.com/colleges-near-me/il.

← All states

Colleges near you in Illinois

235 schools, ranked cheapest-first by real net price / total cost after aid. Sort by any column, or share your location to sort by actual distance.

#			Net price after financial aid when it's available, or total cost of attendance otherwise. From the school's Common Data Set filing, or College Scorecard for schools without one.		Median earnings of graduates four years after completing their degree. From College Scorecard.	Total undergraduate enrollment. From College Scorecard.
1	Trenz Beauty Academy	Calumet City	$0	—	$20,883	109
2	Joliet Junior College	Joliet	$1,672	—	$51,121	9,306
3	Illinois Valley Community College	Oglesby	$2,232	—	$48,989	2,040
4	Lake Land College	Mattoon	$2,254	—	$48,594	2,448
5	Moraine Valley Community College	Palos Hills	$2,829	—	$51,357	7,490
6	Trinity International University-Illinois	Deerfield	$2,835	—	$51,985	55
7	South Suburban College	South Holland	$3,242	—	$45,069	2,042
8	Lewis and Clark Community College	Godfrey	$3,349	—	$47,508	2,487
9	Spoon River College	Canton	$3,415	—	$35,368	774
10	Carl Sandburg College	Galesburg	$3,662	—	$45,741	1,051
11	Richland Community College	Decatur	$3,741	—	$51,785	1,346
12	Triton College	River Grove	$4,138	—	$52,701	6,902
13	Shawnee Community College	Ullin	$4,162	—	$42,027	698
14	Lincoln Land Community College	Springfield	$4,299	—	$52,163	3,976
15	Kishwaukee College	Malta	$4,574	—	$49,273	1,936
16	Kankakee Community College	Kankakee	$4,665	—	$50,343	1,985
17	Prairie State College	Chicago Heights	$4,738	—	$50,647	2,443
18	Danville Area Community College	Danville	$4,777	—	$47,299	1,508
19	Oakton College	Des Plaines	$5,183	—	$53,388	6,072
20	Morton College	Cicero	$5,191	—	$46,999	2,640
21	Rock Valley College	Rockford	$5,242	—	$50,028	4,359
22	John A Logan College	Carterville	$5,541	—	$47,825	2,016
23	Highland Community College	Freeport	$5,713	—	$48,834	931
24	Elgin Community College	Elgin	$6,026	—	$54,220	6,648
25	Rosel School of Cosmetology	Niles	$6,062	—	$17,585	55
26	City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College	Chicago	$6,375	—	$48,501	4,372
27	Kaskaskia College	Centralia	$6,477	—	$48,104	1,920
28	Black Hawk College	Moline	$6,944	—	$49,173	2,354
29	McHenry County College	Crystal Lake	$7,042	—	$47,580	4,691
30	John Wood Community College	Quincy	$7,050	—	$43,414	1,371
31	City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College	Chicago	$7,220	—	$51,665	6,409
32	City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College	Chicago	$7,397	—	$45,722	4,207
33	College of DuPage	Glen Ellyn	$7,401	—	$55,984	16,114
34	College of Lake County	Grayslake	$7,607	—	$52,821	9,420
35	Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago	Chicago	$7,626	—	—	78
36	City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College	Chicago	$7,863	—	$44,594	2,505
37	City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College	Chicago	$7,886	—	$56,827	2,789
38	Creative Touch Cosmetology School	Waterloo	$8,035	—	—	16
39	Parkland College	Champaign	$8,048	—	$47,315	3,348
40	Cannella School of Hair Design-Villa Park	Villa Park	$8,354	—	—	51
41	Sauk Valley Community College	Dixon	$8,493	—	$54,209	1,158
42	Estelle Medical Academy	Skokie	$8,628	—	$28,267	66
43	City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College	Chicago	$9,038	—	$45,174	1,661
44	Rend Lake College	Ina	$9,187	—	$46,506	1,175
45	City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College	Chicago	$9,494	—	$43,247	1,777
46	Capri Beauty College	Oak Forest	$9,678	—	$28,811	33
47	University of Illinois Springfield	Springfield	$9,833	85.9%	$63,235	2,263
48	I M Beauty School	Glenview	$9,879	—	—	13
49	Pivot Point Academy	Bloomingdale	$9,920	—	$32,002	103
50	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges	Olney	$10,092	—	$39,831	1,634
51	Southwestern Illinois College	Belleville	$10,427	—	$51,516	5,675
52	Steven Papageorge Hair Academy	Chicago	$10,721	—	$31,874	60
53	Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru	PERU	$10,866	—	$23,674	52
54	Saint Xavier University	Chicago	$10,970	84.3%	$66,961	3,096
55	Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Rockford	Rockford	$11,174	—	$23,398	97
56	Southeastern Illinois College	Harrisburg	$11,437	—	$53,583	680
57	Waubonsee Community College	Sugar Grove	$11,442	—	$51,678	5,721
58	William Rainey Harper College	Palatine	$11,607	—	$56,704	9,313
59	Oehrlein School of Cosmetology	East Peoria	$11,671	—	$33,261	65
60	Dominican University	River Forest	$11,745	90.3%	$59,507	2,561
61	Gem City College	Quincy	$11,843	—	—	41
62	Heartland Community College	Normal	$12,013	—	$48,942	2,997
63	Debutantes School of Cosmetology and Nail Technology	Dekalb	$12,133	—	$25,170	99
64	Larry's Barber College	Chicago	$12,165	—	$19,011	68
65	Governors State University	University Park	$12,329	48.3%	$56,405	2,556
66	Chicago State University	Chicago	$12,335	43.3%	$56,486	1,384
67	Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Sterling	Sterling	$12,391	—	$23,398	59
68	Cannella School of Hair Design-Chicago	Chicago	$12,419	—	$29,043	64
69	National Louis University	Chicago	$12,641	95.0%	$63,065	4,406
70	Ms Roberts Academy of Beauty Culture	Hillside	$12,747	—	—	52
71	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston	$12,786	65.3%	$53,620	4,188
72	Cameo Beauty Academy	Oak Lawn	$12,924	—	$26,354	82
73	Western Illinois University	Macomb	$12,937	71.2%	$57,453	4,410
74	Illinois Central College	East Peoria	$12,961	—	$55,058	5,052
75	Taylor Business Institute	Chicago	$12,982	91.2%	—	98
76	University of St Francis	Joliet	$13,006	65.3%	$75,229	1,223
77	Fox College	Tinley Park	$13,109	70.2%	$52,545	200
78	Professional's Choice Hair Design Academy	Joliet	$13,273	—	$35,767	53
79	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	Carbondale	$13,297	86.9%	$61,484	8,494
80	Northern Illinois University	Dekalb	$13,391	69.8%	$64,583	11,301
81	Larry's Barber College	Chicago	$13,471	—	$19,011	29
82	Northeastern Illinois University	Chicago	$14,109	74.6%	$60,607	3,982
83	Estelle Skin Care and Spa Institute	Skokie	$14,488	—	$27,493	141
84	Larry's Barber College-Joliet	Joliet	$14,685	—	$19,011	27
85	Networks Barber College	Calumet City	$14,810	—	$18,116	54
86	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville	$14,889	97.5%	$65,199	8,750
87	Empire Beauty School-Vernon Hills	Vernon Hills	$14,906	—	$25,392	50
88	Hair Professionals Career College	Palos Hills	$15,405	—	$21,122	86
89	University of Spa & Cosmetology Arts	Springfield	$16,000	—	$24,315	164
90	Capri Beauty College	New Lenox	$16,577	—	$28,811	75
91	Cosmetology & Spa Academy	Crystal Lake	$16,708	—	$31,026	445
92	Empire Beauty School-Stone Park	Stone Park	$16,751	—	$25,392	136
93	Capital Area Career Center	Springfield	$16,797	94.4%	$60,654	161
94	North Park University	Chicago	$16,948	68.5%	$65,399	1,818
95	Lewis University	Romeoville	$17,028	71.3%	$66,586	4,015
96	Monmouth College	Monmouth	$17,133	90.9%	$51,368	702
97	University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology	Chicago	$17,185	—	$36,549	53
98	Eureka College	Eureka	$17,349	85.0%	$49,625	522
99	Phipps Academy of Barbering	Richton Park	$17,509	—	$17,650	39
100	The University of Aesthetics & Cosmetology	Downers Grove	$17,688	—	$32,694	39
101	John Amico School of Hair Design	Oak Forest	$18,035	—	$24,356	162
102	Concordia University-Chicago	River Forest	$18,436	92.8%	$71,699	1,323
103	Blackburn College	Carlinville	$18,460	63.2%	$46,015	471
104	Judson University	Elgin	$18,558	47.6%	$56,385	708
105	Aurora University	Aurora	$18,838	80.8%	$64,521	3,974
106	Generations College	Chicago	$18,894	—	$46,202	310
107	Hair Professionals School of Cosmetology	Oswego	$19,050	—	$30,722	136
108	Trinity Christian College	Palos Heights	$19,125	84.9%	$57,170	820
109	Hair Professionals Career College	Sycamore	$19,133	—	$29,526	55
110	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NE	Chicago	$19,279	—	$34,340	160
111	Illinois State University	Normal	$19,398	88.1%	$62,507	19,057
112	Greenville University	Greenville	$19,533	97.5%	$47,578	955
113	VanderCook College of Music	Chicago	$19,780	89.5%	$55,437	76
114	Rasmussen University-Illinois	Rockford	$19,854	—	$59,996	1,145
115	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Bridgeview	Bridgeview	$19,980	—	$27,704	470
116	Reflections Academy of Beauty	Decatur	$20,082	—	—	40
117	Roosevelt University	Chicago	$20,194	97.2%	$58,796	2,849
118	Quincy University	Quincy	$20,359	50.9%	$59,724	1,010
119	HVAC Technical Institute	Chicago	$20,403	—	$49,913	285
120	Midwestern Career College	Chicago	$20,462	—	$46,684	887
121	First Institute of Travel Inc.	Crystal Lake	$20,528	—	$35,671	278
122	Morrison Institute of Technology	Morrison	$20,639	—	$50,825	59
123	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Rockford	Rockford	$20,655	—	$22,179	170
124	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Elgin	Elgin	$20,671	—	$32,736	138
125	Olivet Nazarene University	Bourbonnais	$20,729	55.9%	$64,769	2,603
126	North Central College	Naperville	$21,044	77.3%	$61,656	2,428
127	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Normal	Normal	$21,050	—	$28,326	171
128	Graham Hospital School of Nursing	Canton	$21,228	—	—	40
129	Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College	Rockford	$21,601	—	$37,799	682
130	East-West University	Chicago	$21,697	—	$43,920	468
131	G Skin & Beauty Institute	Schaumburg	$21,847	—	$32,620	490
132	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Chicago NW	Chicago	$21,856	—	$31,963	216
133	Cosmetology Concepts Niles	Niles	$21,916	—	$20,474	31
134	Universal Spa Training Academy	Downers Grove	$21,965	—	$36,558	139
135	Millikin University	Decatur	$21,989	66.7%	$54,115	1,382
136	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Libertyville	Libertyville	$22,123	—	$32,736	162
137	ETI School of Skilled Trades	Willowbrook	$22,126	—	$52,366	443
138	Moody Bible Institute	Chicago	$22,221	82.7%	$46,905	1,510
139	Benedictine University	Lisle	$22,313	95.2%	$72,460	1,942
140	Rockford University	Rockford	$22,436	92.9%	$59,145	972
141	Augustana College	Rock Island	$22,736	62.7%	$60,377	2,490
142	Paul Mitchell the School-Tinley Park	Tinley Park	$22,862	—	$29,817	191
143	Paul Mitchell the School-Chicago	Chicago	$23,324	—	$32,912	160
144	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Peoria	Peoria	$23,433	—	$28,326	125
145	Elmhurst University	Elmhurst	$24,185	73.6%	$63,784	3,006
146	G Skin & Beauty Institute	Oakbrook	$24,194	—	$32,991	337
147	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture-Glendale Heights	Glendale Heights	$24,384	—	$34,340	132
148	Knox College	Galesburg	$24,595	70.8%	$49,217	1,127
149	McKendree University	Lebanon	$24,717	71.7%	$60,630	1,752
150	Tricoci University of Beauty Culture	Urbana	$25,061	—	$25,970	173
151	Career Center of Southern Illinois	Red Bud	$25,204	—	$57,561	36
152	Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park	Melrose Park	$25,598	—	$47,136	1,539
153	Stellar Career College	Chicago	$25,959	—	$36,035	83
154	State Career College	Gurnee	$26,376	—	$39,980	185
155	Illinois Media School-Chicago Campus	Chicago	$26,435	—	$34,937	66
156	Columbia College Chicago	Chicago	$26,598	89.5%	$47,092	5,368
157	Worsham College of Mortuary Science	Wheeling	$26,781	—	$61,608	183
158	Hebrew Theological College	Skokie	$26,861	—	—	90
159	Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc	Lisle	$27,060	—	$58,404	1,156
160	Illinois Media School	Chicago	$27,238	—	$34,937	32
161	Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago	Chicago	$27,347	—	$71,478	333
162	Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois	Springfield	$27,793	—	$36,025	1,326
163	Northwestern University	Evanston	$29,167	7.7%	$109,275	9,201
164	DeVry University-Illinois	Lisle	$30,770	98.4%	$63,172	27,825
165	MDT College of Health Sciences	Chicago	$30,833	64.2%	$55,116	575
166	Chamberlain University-Illinois	Addison	$31,837	82.6%	$97,262	14,027
167	The Aveda Institute of Beauty and Wellness Chicago	Chicago	$33,008	—	$34,900	93
168	Methodist College	Peoria	$41,787	—	$75,504	245
169	Illinois College	Jacksonville	$47,734	77.2%	$50,691	930
170	University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago	$48,746	75.8%	$72,839	22,170
171	School of the Art Institute of Chicago	Chicago	$49,790	77.5%	$45,385	2,805
172	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Urbana-Champaign	$51,220	43.7%	$79,628	36,258
173	Bradley University	Peoria	$55,660	76.8%	$74,150	3,574
174	Wheaton College, IL	Wheaton	$57,442	88.7%	$57,675	2,121
175	DePaul University	Chicago	$65,244	75.9%	$73,466	14,090
176	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington	$69,998	52.9%	$69,265	1,582
177	Lake Forest College	Lake Forest	$74,702	53.6%	$62,893	1,813
178	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago	$76,490	75.1%	$73,865	11,737
179	University of Chicago	Chicago	$94,797	4.5%	$127,757	7,569
180	Adler University	Chicago	—	—	$74,729	9
181	Ambria College of Nursing	Hoffman Estates	—	—	$81,933	123
182	American Islamic College	Chicago	—	—	—	16
183	Americare Technical School	Park Ridge	—	—	—	25
184	Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation Inc.	Chicago	—	—	—	—
185	Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Quincy	—	—	$77,213	176
186	CAAN Academy of Nursing	Matteson	—	—	$50,474	96
187	CALC Institute of Technology	Alton	—	—	$37,939	83
188	Catholic Theological Union at Chicago	Chicago	—	—	—	—
189	Chicago College of Oriental Medicine	Chicago	—	—	—	—
190	Chicago Professional Center	Prospect Heights	—	—	—	95
191	Chicago Theological Seminary	Chicago	—	—	—	—
192	Columbia College - Elgin	Elgin	—	—	$57,679	—
193	Endeavor Health School of Nurse Anesthesia-DePaul University	Evanston	—	—	—	—
194	Erikson Institute	Chicago	—	—	$73,658	—
195	Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary	Evanston	—	—	$68,144	—
196	Illinois College of Optometry	Chicago	—	—	$130,638	—
197	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Frontier Community College	Fairfield	—	—	$39,831	—
198	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Lincoln Trail College	Robinson	—	—	$39,831	—
199	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central College	Olney	—	—	$39,831	—
200	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Wabash Valley College	Mount Carmel	—	—	$39,831	—
201	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago	—	55.4%	$91,312	2,833
202	Institute for Clinical Social Work	Chicago	—	—	—	—
203	Lake Forest Graduate School of Management	Lake Forest	—	—	$171,206	—
204	Lakeview College of Nursing	Danville	—	—	$84,051	66
205	Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago	Chicago	—	—	—	—
206	McCormick Theological Seminary	Chicago	—	—	—	—
207	Meadville Theological School of Lombard College	Chicago	—	—	—	—
208	Midwest College of Oriental Medicine-Skokie	Skokie	—	—	—	0
209	Midwestern University-Downers Grove	Downers Grove	—	—	$129,232	—
210	National University of Health Sciences	Lombard	—	—	$43,705	13
211	Networks Barber College	Chicago	—	—	$18,116	—
212	Northern Baptist Theological Seminary	Lisle	—	—	—	—
213	Northwest Suburban College	Rollng Meadows	—	—	—	—
214	Pacific College of Health and Science	Chicago	—	—	$34,536	2
215	Phipps Academy of Barbering - Bradley	Bradley	—	—	$17,650	—
216	Pivot Point Academy - Wahl Barber Academy	Chicago	—	—	$32,002	—
217	Principia College	Elsah	—	—	—	339
218	Rasmussen University-Aurora	Aurora	—	—	$59,996	—
219	Rasmussen University-Mokena/Tinley Park	Mokena	—	—	$59,996	—
220	Rasmussen University-Romeoville/Joliet	Romeoville	—	—	$59,996	—
221	Relay Graduate School of Education - Chicago	Chicago	—	—	$77,686	—
222	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	North Chicago	—	—	$121,669	—
223	Rush University	Chicago	—	—	$110,508	138
224	SAE Institute of Technology-Chicago	Chicago	—	—	$32,154	—
225	Saint Anthony College of Nursing	Rockford	—	—	$82,776	172
226	Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	Peoria	—	—	$77,074	273
227	Soma Institute-The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy	Chicago	—	—	$33,882	233
228	Spertus College	Chicago	—	—	—	—
229	The Chicago School at Chicago	Chicago	—	—	$82,068	21
230	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago	Chicago	—	—	—	—
231	Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences	Rock Island	—	—	$72,915	56
232	Triton College - Intl Union of Operating Engr Local 399 Trning Fac.	Chicago	—	—	$52,701	—
233	University of Notre Dame -	Chicago	—	—	$100,684	—
234	University of Saint Mary of the Lake	Mundelein	—	—	$69,678	—
235	Verve College	Oak Brook	—	—	$74,381	176