2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US Region

A master's degree in food science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #241 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 28 master's degrees in food science to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in food sciences matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Far Western US 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.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Food Science in the Far Western US Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for food science students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Chapman University
Orange, CA

17 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in food science has to look into Chapman University. Chapman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

There were about 17 food science students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in food science from Chapman University

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WA

#1 Best Quality In WA

Washington State University is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in food science. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in food science in Washington.

There were approximately 6 food science students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in food science from Washington State University

3

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Davis is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in food science. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in food science in California.

There were approximately 3 food science students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in food science from University of California - Davis

4

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In HI

#1 Best Quality In HI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Hawaii at Manoa if you want to pursue a master's degree in food science. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the large city of Honolulu. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in food science in Hawaii.

There were about 2 food science students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in food science from University of Hawaii at Manoa

5

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR

#1 Most Popular In OR

Oregon State is a very large public university located in the small city of Corvallis. More information about a master’s in food science from Oregon State University

Best Food Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular food science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	29
Washington	408	8
Oregon	282	11
Hawaii	112	4

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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 Science & Technology, Other	23

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.