2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

Food Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #206 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 120 bachelor's degrees in food science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Food Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in food sciences matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of food science students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Food Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for food science.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Food Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in food science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Food Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

49 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

University of Maryland - College Park is a popular choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in food science. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in food science in Maryland.

There were roughly 49 food science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in food science from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in food science. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in food science in New Jersey.

There were roughly 30 food science individuals who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in food science from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

3

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

27 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Cornell University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in food science. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in food science in New York.

There were approximately 27 food science individuals who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in food science from Cornell University

4

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DE

#1 Best Quality In DE

University of Delaware is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in food science. UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in food science in Delaware.

There were approximately 10 food science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in food science from University of Delaware

5

Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, PA

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

DelVal is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Doylestown. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in food science in Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 4 food science individuals who graduated with this degree at DelVal in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in food science from Delaware Valley University

6

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA

#2 Most Popular In PA

Edinboro is a small public university located in the town of Edinboro. More information about a bachelor’s in food science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Best Food Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular food science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	683	52
New York	681	33
Maryland	352	49
New Jersey	332	33
Delaware	201	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Food Sciences

Food Science is one of 4 different types of Food Science Technology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Technology & Processing	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari. More about our data sources and methodologies.