by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Food Science is the 305th most popular major in the country with 1,649 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major” ranking looked at 32 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in food science.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. AAMU is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. University of Maryland Eastern Shore is a small public school situated in Princess Anne, Maryland. It awarded 3 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #5 spot on the list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food sciences degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 8 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Food Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 28 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Food Science at Illinois Institute of Technology
University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 7 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food sciences degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food Science at Purdue University - Main Campus
University of Arkansas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 1 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Carolina State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food Science at North Carolina State University
With a ranking of #13, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Food Science at University of Maryland - College Park
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food sciences degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Food Science Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food sciences degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Food Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Kansas State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food sciences degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 30 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food sciences degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Food Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
With a ranking of #20, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 7 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Food Science at Louisiana State University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Food Science Report
University of Idaho came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food sciences degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food sciences degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #25. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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