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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

1 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$2,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,415 people earned their degree in food science technology, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, food science technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,382 and had an average of $21,826 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 243 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,150 and $21,647 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food science technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food science technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree food science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Sanborn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s food science tech degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Niagara County Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Niagara County Community College is $2,636 for middle atlantic region associate degree food science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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