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2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Food Science is the 283rd most popular major in the country with 1,815 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 312 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in food science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 18 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

Read full report on Food Science at University of Florida

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Science at University of Georgia

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Full NC State Food Science Report

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at UARK

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 5 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree food sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

Read full report on Food Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#7

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

Alabama A & M University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AAMU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama A & M University are $21,574.

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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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