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2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 452 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Food Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Food Science at UW - Madison

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 11 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Read full report on Food Science at UIUC

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Ohio State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Food Science Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food Science at Michigan 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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