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2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$21,252 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 692 people earned a degree or certificate in food science technology, making the major the #160 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for food science tech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Food Science Technology

Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for food science technology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value food science technology schools in the United States. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

K -State also claimed a spot on our Best Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools list. UMaine is a large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

UMaine graduate students pay an average of $29,490 in tuition and fees each year.

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Food Science Technology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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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