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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology in North Carolina (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master's in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” 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 North Carolina, there were 71 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

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

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 North Carolina For Those Getting Aid”.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.

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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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