2022 Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Food Technology & Processing is the 1029th most popular major in the country with 87 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 food technology and processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in food technology and processing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food technology and processing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree food technology and processing students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Technology & Processing (Income $0-$30k)

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #1 for the Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food Technology & Processing Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food Technology & Processing at North Dakota State University

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Technology and Processing Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food technology and processing degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food Technology & Processing Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Technology & Processing at Kansas State University

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.

Credits

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