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2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

1 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 California, there were 460 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,225 and $18,880 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science technology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The food science tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. 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 Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $48-$75k) in California

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 18 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

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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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