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2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Food Science Technology Master'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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Food Science Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Food Science Technology Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the most popular school for food science technology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the food science tech majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for food science technology students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 79% of the food science tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food science technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 72% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 28% are male.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 58% of the food science tech majors at the school.

Full Food Science Technology at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

About 80% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 75% of the food science tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree food science technology programs. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 6 students majoring in food science tech at Purdue, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Food Science Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#8

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

With a ranking of #8, Mount Mary University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food science technology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Mount Mary University

Best Food Science Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best food science technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 116
Ohio 44
Illinois 168
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 8 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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