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2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,420 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,697 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Food Science Technology School for You

In 2020-2021, 50 degrees and certificates were awarded to food science technology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #165 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for food science tech students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in California

Check out the food science tech programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Food Science Technology

$10,195 Average Tuition & Fees

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 California. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 15% of our Best Food Science Technology Schools in California ranking.

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$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at University of California - Davis

Best Value Food Science Technology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 8
Oregon 15
Hawaii 5

Food Science Technology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Food Science Tech

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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