2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 1,815 people earned their degree in food science, making the major the 283rd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 441 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 30 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 5 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
UW - Madison also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.
With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.
University of Georgia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 12 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
With a ranking of #9, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 26 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042.
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 8 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree food sciences students list, UARK has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #11 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Food Science Report
University of Florida ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food sciences degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
UF also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree food sciences students list, Mizzou has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Michigan State is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 52 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 40 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UIUC also took the #12 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.
North Carolina State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Washington State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food sciences degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #19, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 3 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.
With a ranking of #20, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a small public school situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. It awarded 3 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore are $16,978.
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #21. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 9 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 7 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.
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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 3 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.
UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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- *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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