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2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$14,174 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,390 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Food Science Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to food science technology students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #201 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Schools in Virginia ranking.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Food Science Technology Colleges.

Best Food Science Technology School

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA
$14,174 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for food science technology students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Virginia Tech are $14,174 per year. On average, food science tech graduates from Virginia Tech take out $24,772 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

Full Food Science Technology at Virginia Tech Report

Best Value Food Science Technology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 45
North Carolina 80
Florida 51
Tennessee 38
Kentucky 5
South Carolina 83
Louisiana 11
Arkansas 28
Alabama 25
Mississippi 38

One of 16 majors within the area of study, food science technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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