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2023 Best Food Science Technology Schools

56 Colleges
$45,820 Avg Salary
$22,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Food Science Technology School for You

Food Science Technology is the #185 most popular major in the country with 2,532 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Food Science Technology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 56 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Food Science Technology Schools in the United States

Check out the food science tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Food Science Technology Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for food science technology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

On average, food science tech graduates from Cornell take out $13,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best food science technology schools in the United States. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

On average, food science tech graduates from Purdue take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Food Science Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Food Science Technology Schools list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, food science tech majors at Michigan State accumulate an average of around $25,624 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Food Science Technology Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Food Science Technology Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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South Dakota State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Food Science Technology Schools list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Food Science Technology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Dakota County Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Food Science Technology Schools list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best food science technology programs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

While working on their degree, food science tech majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo accumulate an average of around $24,068 in student debt.

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Iowa State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Food Science Technology Schools ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

After completing their degree, food science tech graduates from Iowa State carry an average student debtload of $26,322.

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Food Science Technology by Region

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

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

Majors Similar to Food Science Tech

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 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari.

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