2027 Best Value Agricultural & Food Products Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools

[Agricultural & Food Products Processing](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/food-processing/agricultural-and-food-products-processing/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for agricultural & food products processing students.
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2027 Best Value Agricultural & Food Products Processing Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the agricultural & food products processing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Agricultural & Food Products Processing Schools
Kansas State University tops our 2027 list of the best value agricultural & food products processing schools in the United States. Set in the city of Manhattan, Kansas State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $11,221 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $28,568. Students borrow a median of $23,250 to complete the agricultural & food products processing program here. Soon after graduation, agricultural & food products processing degree recipients from Kansas State University generally make around $76,052. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. Kansas State University admits about 82% of applicants.
Morningside College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value agricultural & food products processing schools. Morningside College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City. Students from in state pay about $39,519 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for agricultural & food products processing graduates is $26,969. Soon after graduation, agricultural & food products processing degree recipients from Morningside College generally make around $48,505. That is a strong return on a $26,969 median debt. Morningside College admits about 71% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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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