2024 Best Food Technology & Processing Master's Degree Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in food technology & processing. It is ranked #855 out of 1172 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for food technology & processing students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in food technology & processing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on food technology & processing students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other food technology & processing students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized food technology & processing related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for food technology & processing students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Food Technology & Processing Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Food Technology & Processing in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for food technology & processing students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Schools for a Master's in Food Technology and Processing

1

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Kansas State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in food technology & processing. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in food technology & processing from Kansas State University

2

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is a great decision for students interested in a master's degree in food technology & processing. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a master’s in food technology & processing from University of Georgia

Food Technology & Processing by Region

View the Best Food Technology & Processing Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Food Technology & Processing Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Food Science Technology area of study, Food Technology & Processing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Food Technology and Processing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science	440
Food Science & Technology, Other	36

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari. More about our data sources and methodologies.