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Food Science, master's programs nationwide

Nationally, master's graduates in Food Science earn a median $88,332 four years after graduating. Among 2 programs with federal earnings data, Michigan State University (MI) graduates had the highest median, $106,264 (2017-19 graduates, measured 2022-23, College Scorecard).

Programs with data: 2
Highest median: $106,264
National median: $88,332

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Food Science, master's programs nationwide: median earnings four years after graduating and median federal debt, in order of earnings.
College	State	Median earnings, 4 yrs after	vs national median	Debt borrowed at this college (median)	Add to the side-by-side comparison
Michigan State University	MI	$106,264	+20%	$28,404	Compare
Kansas State University	KS	$105,978	+20%	—

Ordered by median earnings four years after graduating: one federal measure, not a ranking of program quality.

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What these numbers are

Earnings: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, earnings measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Only programs with at least 30 graduates in the earnings cohort are listed, and a multi-state system whose figure pools campuses in several states is left out of state lists. Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, worked, and were not enrolled in school; debt is the median federal loans borrowed at this college by graduates who borrowed (Direct Subsidized, Unsubsidized and Grad PLUS; not Parent PLUS, private loans or interest). Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education. Federal program group: Food Science and Technology. Earnings reflect who enrolls and where graduates work as well as the program itself.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field-of-study data, 10 June 2026. Download every program (CSV).