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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Food Science Tech

2 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Food Science Tech

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Food Science Tech” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,532 people earned their degree in food science technology, making the major the 185th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, food science technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,820 and had an average of $22,586 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 89 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,247 and $27,000 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Food Science Tech” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the food science technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Food Science Tech” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Food Science Tech

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying food science tech.

Top 2 Best Food Science Technology Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Food Science Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMass Amherst Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Food Science Tech list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 20 ’s food science tech degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)

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