2024 Best Food Science Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Food Science Technology isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #149 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Food Science Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 master's degrees in food science technology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to food science technology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of food science technology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt food science technology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized food science technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for food science technology 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 Science Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Food Science Technology in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in food science technology.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Food Science Tech

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

6 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Texas A&M University - College Station if you wish to pursue a master's degree in food science technology. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station.More information about a master’s in food science technology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK

8 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Oklahoma State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in food science technology. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in food science technology from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Best Food Science Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best food science technology schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	9
Oklahoma	153	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Food Science Tech

Food Science Technology is one of 18 different types of Agriculture & Agriculture Operations programs to choose from.

Food Science Tech Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Food Science	17

Most Popular Majors Related to Food Science Tech

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Agriculture	90
Animal Science	90
Agricultural Public Services	67
Plant Sciences	62
Agricultural Economics & Business	50
Agricultural Production	32
International Agriculture	26
Soil Sciences	11

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.