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2022 Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $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 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The food sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 7 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State Food Science Report

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 30 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 K -State are $24,115.

Read full report on Food Science at Kansas State University

#3

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 also made our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at South Dakota State University

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science at UNL

#5

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 #5 for the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed 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.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Food Science Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #5 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 Mizzou are $27,193.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Food Science Report

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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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