2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,815 people earned their degree in food science, making the major the 283rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 48 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food science programs and 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 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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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$17,530 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Read more about Food Science at Texas Tech

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Food Science Report

#3

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963.

Read full report on Food Science at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $48-$75k)

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.

Credits

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