2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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

Across the New England region, there were 95 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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 food science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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 “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree food sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the New England Region

#1

Framingham State University

Framingham, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$20,001 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Framingham State is a public institution located in Framingham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Framingham State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Framingham State is $20,001 for new england region bachelor’s degree food sciences students.

Full Framingham State University Food Science Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$22,501 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 32 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree food sciences students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Food Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science

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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