by our College Data Analytics TeamFood Science is a concentration offered under the food science technology major at Illinois Institute of Technology. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in food sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Illinois Tech paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,075 | $29,075 |
| Fees | $1,620 | $1,620 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Illinois Tech does offer online classes in its food sciences master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Illinois Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 77.1% of the food sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in food sciences at Illinois Tech in 2019-2020, 2.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 29 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
