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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Food Science is the 305th most popular major in the country with 1,649 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 252 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,396 and $49,784 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 5 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US Region

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Chapman University
Orange, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orange, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Chapman Food Science Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food Science at UH Manoa

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Read more about Food Science at Washington State University

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s food sciences 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food Science at University of California - Davis

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 more about Food Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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