2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

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 Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Maryland, there were 63 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,200 and $21,349 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food science technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food science technology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology in Maryland (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s food science tech students in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Food Science Technology Report

#2

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$16,978 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Princess Anne, Maryland, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s food science tech students in 2019-2020.

UMES also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMES are $16,978.

Read more about Food Science Technology at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (With Aid)

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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