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Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$43,395 Avg Salary
$22,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Food Science Technology is the #127 most popular major in Illinois with 168 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. 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.

The Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Food Science Technology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for food science tech majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for food science technology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 81 students majoring in food science tech at UIUC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

On average, food science tech graduates from UIUC take out $19,101 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $494.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for food science technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Food Science Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 116
Ohio 44
Indiana 38
Wisconsin 78

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 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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