2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Illinois

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition sciences, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition 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 nutrition 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences 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 UIUC are $30,083.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences 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 Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dominican University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Dominican U Nutrition Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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