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2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
217 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in food science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $17,228 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Read full report on Food Science at Iowa State University

#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 #2 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. North Dakota State University 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,389 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k 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%.

Read more about Food Science at North Dakota State University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 70 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $19,663 for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food Science at UNL

#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,942 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Food Science Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#5 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.

K -State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kansas State University is $19,892 for plains states region bachelor’s degree food sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Food Science at Kansas State University

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Food Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food sciences 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. The yearly cost to attend Mizzou is $19,595 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia 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 $75-$110k list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $20,754 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Food Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about 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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