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2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools

48 Colleges
$45,820 Avg Salary
$22,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Food Science Technology 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 Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Food Science Technology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Food Science Technology Colleges.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the United States for food science technology students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Food Science Technology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for food science technology students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Food Science Technology at Kansas State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for food science technology students. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for food science technology students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Food Science Technology at Cornell University Report

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food science technology students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #7, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food science technology students. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for food science technology students. It came in at #8 on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Full Food Science Technology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for food science technology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at North Carolina State University

University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular food science technology programs. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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 25 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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