2025 Best Food Science Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

a doctor's degree in food science technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #93 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for food science technology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 46 doctor's degrees in food science technology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to food science technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other food science technology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt food science technology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized food science technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for food science technology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Food Science Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Food Science Technology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for food science technology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Food Science Tech

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

25 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in food science technology needs to check out Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in food science technology from Cornell University

2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

11 Annual Graduates

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in food science technology. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in food science technology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Best Food Science Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best food science technology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	4
New York	174	13
Maryland	119	8
New Jersey	115	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Food Science Tech

Food Science Technology is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Food Science Tech Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science	46

Majors Similar to Food Science Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary Medicine	278
Plant Sciences	33
Animal Science	15
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	5
Agricultural Public Services	4
Soil Sciences	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.