2024 Best Food Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in food science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #253 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Food Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 master's degrees in food science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to food science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other food science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized food science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for food science students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The food sciences 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 the Best Food Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Food Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in food science.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Food Sciences

1

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a master's degree in food science. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in food science from Brigham Young University - Provo

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

University of Idaho is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in food science. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in food science from University of Idaho

2

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Utah State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in food science. USU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Logan.More information about a master’s in food science from Utah State University

Best Food Science Colleges by State

Explore the best food science colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	317	0
Utah	287	6
Idaho	145	2

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Food Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Food Science Technology area of study, Food Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari. More about our data sources and methodologies.