2026 Best Value Brewing Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools
[Brewing Science](/majors/agriculture-ag-operations/food-science-technology/brewing-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 24 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for brewing science students.
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2026 Best Value Brewing Science Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the brewing science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Brewing Science Schools
Colorado State University Fort Collins earned the #1 spot for value among brewing science schools in the United States. Set in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University Fort Collins is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $13,373 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $35,061. Typical student debt for brewing science graduates is $22,843. Early-career brewing science graduates make about $51,693. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 88%.
Other Brewing Science Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 24 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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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