2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,764 and had an average of $28,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 67 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,200 and $22,812 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Science 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 science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k 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 2 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. 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 full report on Nutrition Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$20,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

Dominican U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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