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2023 Most Popular Food Processing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$54,206 Avg Salary
$24,126 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Food Processing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Food Processing is the #340 most popular major in the country with 237 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Food Processing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Food Processing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Food Processing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Kansas State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for food processing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the food processing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that food processing majors at K -State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,713. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $243.

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#2

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morningside College is a great place for food processing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

Women make up 20% of the food processing majors at the school.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Best Food Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best food processing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 35
Iowa 10
Nebraska 0
North Dakota 0

One of 16 majors within the area of study, food processing has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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