2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in Illinois (With Aid)

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In 2019-2020, 689 people earned their degree in materials sciences, making the major the 258th most popular in the United States. 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree materials science students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Materials Sciences in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Materials Science Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials science students in 2019-2020.

Illinois Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials 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 Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Read more about Materials Sciences at Illinois Institute of Technology

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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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