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2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

8 Colleges
$57,200 Avg Salary
$21,817 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

Check out the food science tech programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for food science technology students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois Institute of Technology is a great place for food science technology students. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best food science technology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Menomonie.

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#8

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

Mount Mary University 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. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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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

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 8 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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