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2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

2 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Food Science Technology is the 183rd most popular major in the country with 2,415 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, food science technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,382 and had an average of $21,826 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 80 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,700 and $17,510 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in food science technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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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 Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree food science tech students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree food science tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Food Science Technology at Texas A&M College Station

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s food science tech students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree food science tech students whose families make $48-$75k list, OSU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science Technology at OSU

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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%.

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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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