2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Food Science Technology is the 183rd most popular major in the country with 2,415 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Maine, there were 19 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,668 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,229 and $177,250 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food science technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Maine is a fairly large public school situated in Orono, Maine. It awarded 3 doctorate’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science Technology at University of Maine

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari.

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