by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 318 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in food science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their food science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree food sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. AAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Normal, Alabama. It awarded 7 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 10 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 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 14 masters’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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 13 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #5 spot on the list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 10 masters’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, 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 87%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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