2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Technology & Processing in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food Technology & Processing is the 1029th most popular major in the country with 87 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 20 food technology and processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 food technology and processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in food technology and processing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food technology and processing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food technology and processing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree food technology and processing students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Technology & Processing in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Technology & Processing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food technology and processing degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food Technology & Processing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food Technology & Processing at Kansas State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Technology & Processing (With Aid)

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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