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2023 Best Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools

48 Colleges
$43,395 Avg Salary
$22,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree 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 bachelor’s degree in the United States. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, food science tech majors at Cornell accumulate an average of around $13,664 in student debt.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Full Food Science Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 48 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best food science technology schools in the United States. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Full Food Science Technology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 48 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, food science tech graduates from K -State carry an average student debtload of $28,357.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best schools for food science technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #7 on this year’s Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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Iowa State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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South Dakota State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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#10

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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Food Science Technology by Region

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Region
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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