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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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 Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food Science at Rutgers New Brunswick

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 26 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 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 Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell Food Science Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 3 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192.

Read full report on Food Science at UD

#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 3 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #5 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food Science at University of Maryland - College Park

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a small school located in Princess Anne, Maryland that handed out 3 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree food sciences students with aid list, UMES has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland Eastern Shore are $16,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Science at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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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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