You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in food technology & processing. It is ranked #1034 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Food Technology & Processing Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 95 degrees in food technology & processing during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Food Technology & Processing School
The food technology and processing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Food Technology & Processing rankings. We derive our Best Overall Food Technology & Processing School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Food Technology & Processing Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Food Technology & Processing Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Food Technology & Processing in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the food technology and processing degrees they offer, see the list below.
Kansas State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in food technology & processing. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.
There were about 12 food technology & processing students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.
North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a good decision for students interested in a degree in food technology & processing. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.
There were roughly 6 food technology & processing students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent data year.
University of Georgia is a good choice for students interested in a degree in food technology & processing. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 8 food technology & processing students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in food technology & processing. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 food technology & processing students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school located in the distant town of Cobleskill. This school ranks 87th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 2 food technology & processing students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Cobleskill in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 3 food technology & processing students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.
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).