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2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$22,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Plains States region, there were 357 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,767 and $23,666 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food science technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s food science tech degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also made our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Science Technology at Iowa State

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 35 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115.

Full K -State Food Science Technology Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 10 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Dakota State University Food Science Technology Report

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 12 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food Science Technology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s food science tech students in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #5 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#6

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743.

Full South Dakota State University Food Science Technology Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 4 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Food Science Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Mizzou

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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