2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 156 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food science technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food science technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The food science tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate”.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology

#1

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Cincinnati, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$5,469 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 13 associates’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cincinnati State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is $5,469 for associate degree food science tech students.

Full Cincinnati State Food Science Technology Report

#2

Niagara County Community College

Sanborn, New York

#2 in overall quality

$5,491 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sanborn, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Niagara County Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,491 for Associate Degree Food Science Tech students per year to attend Niagara County Community College.

Read more about Food Science Technology at Niagara County Community College

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Muhammad Irshad Ansari.

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