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

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The materials science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Vallue Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree materials science students whose families make more than $110k list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology 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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