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2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$35,013 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,200 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Food Science Technology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for food science technology students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan State are $41,290 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for food science technology students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $35,019 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for food science technology students. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $37,632 in tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also took the #5 spot in our Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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Best Food Science Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best food science technology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 70
Illinois 86
Ohio 19
Indiana 17
Wisconsin 29

More Food Science Technology Rankings in the Great Lakes Region

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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