2024 Best Food Processing Schools in the Southwest Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in food processing. It is ranked #339 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

There was only one school in the Southwest Region to review for the 2024 Best Food Processing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Food Processing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Food Processing in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the food processing degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Food Processing

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Angelo State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in food processing. Angelo State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Angelo.More information about a degree in food processing from Angelo State University

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

43 Food Processing Degrees Awarded

Texas A&M University - College Station is a great option for students pursuing a degree in food processing. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in food processing from Texas A&M University - College Station

Best Food Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best food processing colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	317	22

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Food Processing Related Rankings by Major

Food Processing is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Food Processing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Agricultural & Food Products Processing	46

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Most Popular Majors Related to Food Processing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	1,536
Animal Science	1,383
Agricultural Economics & Business	1,364
General Agriculture	884
Horticulture	441
Agricultural Public Services	350
Plant Sciences	332
Agricultural Production	276
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	113
Food Science Technology	95

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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