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2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 323 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree food sciences students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Plains States Region

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read full report on Food Science at K -State

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree food sciences students list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at Iowa State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNL also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Read full report on Food Science at UNL

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 12 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree food sciences students list, Mizzou has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food Science at Mizzou

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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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