2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New England region, there were 96 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,300 and $23,334 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in food science technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science technology programs, but they also cost less that 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.

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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 Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree food science tech students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at UMass Amherst

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,273 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s food science tech students in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of Maine Food Science Technology Report

• Best Value Master’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.

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