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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Food Science is the 283rd most popular major in the country with 1,815 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 323 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 217 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in food science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,556 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UMN Twin Cities Food Science Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 52 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, Iowa State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,161 for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Iowa State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Food Science at Iowa State University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNL also made our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $16,197 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Food Science at UNL

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $13,145 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mizzou.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Mizzou Food Science Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,686 for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full North Dakota State University Food Science Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Kansas State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Kansas State University is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 41 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also made our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,889 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Kansas State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full K -State Food Science Report

#7

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#6 in overall quality

South Dakota State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,326 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend South Dakota State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Food Science at South Dakota State

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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