2023 Best Value Food Processing Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Food Processing School for You
In 2020-2021, 237 people earned a degree or certificate in food processing, making the major the #340 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Food Processing Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for food processing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Food Processing
Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the best value school in the United States for food processing students. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.
Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ivy Tech Community College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Food Processing Schools list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great value for food processing students. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at K -State are $26,491 a year. After completing their degree, food processing graduates from K -State carry an average student debtload of $21,267. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $243.
In addition to its great value ranking, K -State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Food Processing Schools list.
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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Angelo State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,978 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Wooster, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a public college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute are $31,689 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Food Processing Schools list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.
Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Wazzu is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Food Processing Schools list.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food processing programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Texas A&M College Station also is in the top 5% of our Best Food Processing Schools ranking.
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Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for food processing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Penn College is a small public school located in the small city of Williamsport.
Penn College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,170 in tuition and fees each year.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for food processing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $35,019 per year.
Ohio State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Food Processing Schools list.
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Majors Related to Food Processing
Food Processing is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 8,646 |
| Animal Science | 8,294 |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 8,098 |
| General Agriculture | 3,370 |
| Horticulture | 3,234 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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