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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

3 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,815 people earned their degree in food science, making the major the 283rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 292 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree food sciences students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree food sciences students with aid list, UC Davis has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Davis Food Science Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 6 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561.

Full Wazzu Food Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree food sciences students with aid list, UH Manoa has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Food Science Report

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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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