2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Food Science Technology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for food science tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Food Science Technology Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for food science technology students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Food Science Technology Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 56 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota County Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DCTC are $6,208 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, DCTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Food Science Technology Schools ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools list. Southwest Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Fennimore.
Southwest Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Southwest Tech also is in the top 20% of our Best Food Science Technology Schools ranking.
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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Idaho helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best food science technology schools in the United States. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 15% of our Best Food Science Technology Schools ranking.
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South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food science technology programs. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Dakota State are $12,809 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 15% of our Best Food Science Technology Schools ranking.
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University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food Science Technology Schools ranking. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mayaguez.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPR Mayaguez are $4,840 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for food science technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - River Falls is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of River Falls.
UW - River Falls undergraduate students pay an average of $15,661 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - River Falls excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food Science Technology Schools list.
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California State University - Fresno landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food science technology programs. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $18,533 per year. Food Science Tech majors at Fresno State take out an average of $17,207 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food science technology programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Purdue are $28,794 a year. On average, food science tech graduates from Purdue take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 5% of our Best Food Science Technology Schools ranking.
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Majors Related to Food Science Tech
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.
- 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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