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2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for food science tech majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Sciences the most popular school in the United States for food science technology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, USciences is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the food science tech majors at the school.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for food science technology students working on their graduate certificate. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 60% of the food science tech majors at the school.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

Of the 3 students majoring in food science tech at UMaine, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

About 67% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Food Science Technology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

With a ranking of #6, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food science technology students working on their graduate certificate. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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#7

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food science technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at Mississippi State University

#7

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

Mount Mary University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food science technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food science technology students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate food science technology programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Food Science Technology at University of Florida Report

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 12 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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