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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$75,367 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food Science Technology is the 185th most popular major in the country with 2,532 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, food science technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,820 and had an average of $22,586 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 364 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,972 and $24,748 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science technology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their food science technology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree food science tech students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology in the Plains States Region

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 31 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State University Food Science Technology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s food science tech students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Food Science Technology at UNL

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Food Science Technology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 11 masters’s food science tech degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food science tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food Science Tech Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food science tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at University of Missouri - Columbia

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