2023 Best Food Technology & Processing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Food Technology and Processing for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Food Technology & Processing is the 1034th most popular major in the country with 95 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 27 food technology and processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food technology and processing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the food technology and processing program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The food technology and processing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Food Technology and Processing for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Food Technology and Processing for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Food Technology and Processing for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Food Technology & Processing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Food Technology and Processing for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s food technology and processing degrees in 2020-2021.
K -State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food Technology & Processing Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, K -State supports 20,854 students, and 1,099 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 647 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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