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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nutrition Sciences is the 149th most popular major in the country with 5,044 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 67 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences 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 nutrition sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Nutrition Sciences Report

#2

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Dominican U

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