2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food Science is the 283rd most popular major in the country with 1,815 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 95 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in food science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree food sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 15 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Science at UMaine

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $0-$30k)

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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