2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,815 people earned their degree in food science, making the major the 283rd most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 185 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The food sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k)

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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