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2023 Most Popular Food Science Technology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$74,416 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Food Science Technology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 86 degrees and certificates were awarded to food science technology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #102 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the food science tech master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for food science technology students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 79% of the students majoring in food science tech at the school are women while 21% are male.

Read full report on Food Science Technology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 36 students majoring in food science tech at Illinois Tech, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Best Food Science Technology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 70
Ohio 19
Indiana 17
Wisconsin 29

Food Science Technology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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