2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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 Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Food Science is the 283rd most popular major in the country with 1,815 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 323 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in food science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree food sciences students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

Read full report on Food Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115.

Read full report on Food Science at Kansas State University

#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read full report on Food Science at Iowa State

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree food sciences students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Food Science Report

#4

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Food Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read full report on Food Science at Mizzou

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari.

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