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2023 Best Value Food Processing Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$26,483 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,206 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Food Processing Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for food processing majors pursuing a .

Best Schools for Affordable Quality in Food Processing

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

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 very 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.

Ivy Tech Community College 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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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per 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.

Read full report on Food Processing at Kansas State University

#3

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX
$17,978 Average Tuition & Fees

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 large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Angelo State are $17,978 per year.

Read full report on Food Processing at Angelo State University

$31,689 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Food Processing Schools list. Located in the distant town of Wooster, Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute is a public school 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Food Processing Schools list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wazzu are $27,733 a year.

Wazzu 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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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for food processing students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Food Processing Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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$25,170 Average Tuition & Fees

Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food processing programs. Penn College is a small public school located in the 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Food Processing Schools list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $35,019 in tuition and fees each 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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Food Processing by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Food Processing is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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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