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2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,415 people earned their degree in food science technology, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, food science technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,382 and had an average of $21,826 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 460 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,225 and $18,880 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science technology 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 technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

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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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