2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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 Far Western US region, there were 292 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree food sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

Full University of California - Davis Food Science Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wazzu is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food Science at Washington State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (With Aid)

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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