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2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$33,207 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,998 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Food Science Technology School for You

Food Science Technology is the #160 most popular major in the country with 692 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for food science tech students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Food Science Technology Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Food Science Technology

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for food science technology students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 a year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

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$44,399 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for food science technology students. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $44,399 per year.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR
$31,579 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Oregon State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,579 in tuition and fees each year.

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$34,218 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Hawaii at Manoa helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best food science technology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a large student population.

UH Manoa undergraduate students pay an average of $34,218 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Food Science Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best food science technology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 50
Washington 8
Oregon 15
Hawaii 5

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One of 14 majors within the area of study, food science technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Plant Sciences 912
Animal Science 596
Agricultural Economics & Business 410
General Agriculture 353
Agricultural Public Services 179

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

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

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