2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in Michigan

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in Michigan” 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 Michigan, there were 85 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari.

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