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2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$18,506 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for food science tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Food Science Technology

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for food science technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #3 for overall quality for food science tech in the Plains States Region .

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

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Best Food Science Technology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 19
Minnesota 52
Kansas 78
Iowa 49
Nebraska 100
North Dakota 10
South Dakota 6

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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