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2022 Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food Science Technology is the 183rd most popular major in the country with 2,415 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Southeast region, there were 400 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,640 and $19,997 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in food science technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science technology programs, but they also 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 technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 18 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at UF

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s food science tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.

Read more about Food Science Technology at UGA

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food science tech degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas are $22,121.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at UARK

#4

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also made our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at North Carolina State University

#5

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Clemson Food Science Technology Report

#7 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#6 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 5 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #6 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Food Science Technology Report

#8

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama

With a ranking of #8, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food science tech degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree food science tech students whose families make more than $110k list, AAMU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama A & M University are $21,574.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Alabama A & M 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.

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