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2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Food Science Technology Doctor's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Food Science Technology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for food science technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the food science tech majors at the school.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the food science tech majors at the school.

Full Food Science Technology at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in food science tech at UW - Madison, 63% are male and 38% are female.

Full Food Science Technology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in food science tech at UIUC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food science technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food science technology students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Full Food Science Technology at Michigan State University Report

Best Food Science Technology Colleges by State

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

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

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 6 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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