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2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,415 people earned their degree in food science technology, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 4 doctorate’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree food science tech students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 6 doctorate’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNL Food Science Technology Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Kansas State University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food science tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’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 Iowa State are $25,948.

Read more about Food Science Technology at Iowa State

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food science tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at UMN Twin Cities

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Food Science Technology Report

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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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