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2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$9,733 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,697 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Food Science Technology School for You

With 410 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, food science technology is the #140 most popular major in California.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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.

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 Science Technology Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Food Science Technology Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Food Science Technology

$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fresno the best value school in California for food science technology students. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno State are $6,653 a year. After completing their degree, food science tech graduates from Fresno State carry an average student debtload of $17,207.

Full Food Science Technology at California State University - Fresno Report

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $10,195 per year. The average amount in student loans that food science tech majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out is $24,068.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best Food Science Technology Schools in California list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Food Science Technology at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

$7,439 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best food science technology schools in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 per year. While working on their degree, food science tech majors at Cal Poly Pomona accumulate an average of around $22,140 in student debt.

Full Food Science Technology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Report

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

UC Davis undergraduate students pay an average of $14,645 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that food science tech majors at UC Davis take out is $13,444.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UC Davis also did well on our Best Food Science Technology Schools in California list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at University of California - Davis

Best Value Food Science Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Food Science Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 81
Oregon 55
Hawaii 5

Food Science Technology 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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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