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2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,731 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Food Science Technology School for You

With 52 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, food science technology is the #156 most popular major in Minnesota.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value programs for food science tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in Minnesota

Check out the food science tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality in Food Science Technology

$6,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Dakota County Technical College to be the best value school for food science technology students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best food science technology schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 a year. On average, food science tech graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $21,465 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Food Science Technology Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Food Science Technology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

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

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 averages are for the top 2 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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