by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 95 people earned their degree in food technology and processing, making the major the 1034th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 food technology and processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food technology and processing. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their food technology and processing program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree food technology and processing students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major list. JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Cobleskill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major list. SUNY Cobleskill is a small school located in Cobleskill, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s food technology and processing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major list. Cal State LA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 8 bachelors’s food technology and processing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 3 bachelors’s food technology and processing degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major list. College of Southern Idaho is a medium-sized public school situated in Twin Falls, Idaho. It awarded 1 bachelors’s food technology and processing degrees in 2020-2021.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s food technology and processing degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food technology and processing degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Food Technology & Processing Report
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Technology and Processing Major ranking, coming in at #8. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
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