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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Materials Sciences is the 258th most popular major in the country with 689 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,225 and had an average of $23,698 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 3 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials sciences 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 materials sciences 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree materials science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also made our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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