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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

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” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree food sciences students list, Wazzu has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food Science at Washington State University

#2

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food Science at University of California - Davis

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

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