2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 4,889 people earned their degree in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $25,351 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 57 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $33,813 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in food, nutrition and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food, nutrition and related services 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 food, nutrition and related services 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.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois

$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at SIUC

#2

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,709 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,823 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine University are $19,709, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Benedictine U Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k)

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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