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Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

9 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 #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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in the Plains States Region for food science technology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 77 students majoring in food science tech at UNL, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food science technology schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

Women make up 76% of the food science tech majors at the school.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food science technology schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 63% of the food science tech majors at the school.

Food Science Tech majors at K -State take out an average of $28,357 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food science technology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 24% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

About 60% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 40% are male.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food science technology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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#7

Clarke University

Dubuque, IA

Clarke University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree food science technology programs. Located in the small city of Dubuque, Clarke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Food Science Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best food science technology schools 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 9 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.

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