2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 7,374 people earned their degree in animal sciences, general, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 215 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 29 animal sciences, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in animal sciences, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal sciences, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 26 masters’s animal science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Animal Sciences, General at UIUC

#2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Animal Sciences, General Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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