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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
49 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 192 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 3 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 3 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

Read more about Food Science at UMCP

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMES, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMES are $16,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 26 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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