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2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in food science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science programs, but they also cost less that 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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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 For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree food sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #3 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Food Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 7 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #2 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Science at Iowa State University

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 30 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kansas State University Food Science Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 Mizzou are $27,193.

Full Mizzou Food Science Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 5 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 UNL are $19,513.

Full UNL Food Science Report

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 2 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read more about Food Science at South Dakota State

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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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