2024 Best Food Science Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Food Science Technology is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #149 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of food science technology. Combined, these schools handed out 65 master's degrees in food science technology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Food Science Technology School for Your Master's Degree
The food science tech master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Food Science Technology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.