2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,415 people earned their degree in food science technology, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, food science technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,382 and had an average of $21,826 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 80 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,700 and $17,510 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in food science technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food science technology 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 technology 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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The food science tech 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 “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree food science tech students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 doctorate’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Food Science Technology Report

#2

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food Science Technology at Texas A&M University - College Station

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $75-$110k)

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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