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Most Popular Food Science Technology Doctor's Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Food Science Technology Doctor'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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Food Science Technology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in the United States for food science technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 38% of the food science tech majors at the school.

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#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the most popular school for food science technology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

About 62% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for food science technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

About 64% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 36% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food science technology schools in the United States. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Women make up 64% of the food science tech majors at the school.

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Out of the 34 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 50% of the food science tech majors at the school.

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Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 9 students majoring in food science tech at K -State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree food science technology programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 78% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 22% are male.

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University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in food science tech at UGA, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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North Carolina State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree food science technology programs. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Of the 8 students majoring in food science tech at NC State, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food science technology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 38% of the food science tech majors at the school.

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Food Science Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Food Science Technology is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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