2024 Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
95Food Science Tech Degrees Awarded
$52,935Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, food science technology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #185 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for food science technology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 95 degrees in food science technology to qualified students.
The food science tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Food Science Technology rankings. For our Best Overall Food Science Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The food science tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Food Science Technology 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 science tech degrees they offer, see the list below.
Texas A&M University - College Station is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in food science technology. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, food science tech degree recipients generally earn about $52,935 in their early careers.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food science technology. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 20 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in food science technology has to take a look at Texas Tech University. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 11 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
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).