2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in Illinois (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Animal Sciences, General is the 106th most popular major in the country with 7,374 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in animal sciences, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great animal sciences, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the animal sciences, general program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Animal Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in Illinois (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Animal Sciences, General Report

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Animal Sciences, General Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Read full report on Animal Sciences, General at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Animal Sciences, General (With Aid)

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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