2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in Maryland (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” 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 Maryland, there were 63 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Maryland 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 Maryland For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$16,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Eastern Shore landed the #2 spot on the list. UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMES, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMES are $16,978.

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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