by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,532 people earned their degree in food science technology, making the major the 185th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, food science technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,820 and had an average of $22,586 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 489 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,147 and $23,732 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science technology. That schools that top this list have a program in food science technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree food science tech students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama A & M University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Normal, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s food science tech students in 2020-2021.
Full Alabama A & M University Food Science Technology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s food science tech degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 13 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food science tech degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Food Science Technology at University of Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s food science tech degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 6 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s food science tech degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s food science tech degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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