2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k) 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 Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree food sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 15 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read full report on Food Science at UMaine

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k)

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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