2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in North Carolina

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 North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 31 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science programs that also have a lower cost than 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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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 North Carolina” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree food sciences students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in North Carolina

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food Science at North Carolina State University

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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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