2025 Best Food Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
4Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
263Food Sciences Degrees Awarded
Food Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #305 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for food science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 263 degrees in food science to qualified students.
Your choice of food science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Food Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Food Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Food Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of food sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Food Sciences
It is hard to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a degree in food science. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 89 food science students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in food science. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 49 food science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in food science. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 51 food science students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Delaware if you want to pursue a degree in food science. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 3 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were about 8 food science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of food science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Food Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
