by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Food Science is the 305th most popular major in the country with 1,649 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 986 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major” ranking, we looked at 53 colleges that offer a degree in food science. That schools that top this list have a program in food science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree food sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food sciences degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major. Delaware Valley University is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Located in Normal, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 53 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 59 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Mary University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Fresno came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food Science at California State University - Fresno
University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 6 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food Science at University of Wisconsin - River Falls
With a ranking of #8, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mississippi State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Mississippi State University is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 31 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food Science at Mississippi State University
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 24 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Food Science Report
Kansas State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food sciences degrees to 34 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Florida A&M University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, 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%.
With a ranking of #13, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 77 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hampshire College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. This small school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, Clarke University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Dubuque, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s food sciences degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Bay Path University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Bay Path University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 University of Wisconsin - Stout
Oregon State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 87%.
Cornell University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 29 bachelors’s food sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food Sciences Major ranking. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food sciences degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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