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2022 Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,815 people earned their degree in food science, making the major the 283rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 323 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 217 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in food science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 52 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Food Science at Iowa State University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Food Science Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Food Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $19,252 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Food Science at South Dakota State University

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 41 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,285 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend K -State.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Food Science at Kansas State University

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Food Science at Mizzou

#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,740 for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Food Science at UMN Twin Cities

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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