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2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 357 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,767 and $23,666 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 food science technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food science technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food science technology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food science technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food Science Technology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 4 doctorate’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree food science tech students whose families make $75-$110k list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 6 doctorate’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate 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. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food science tech degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #5 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate 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. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food science tech degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food Science Tech Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 2 doctorate’s food science tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Food Science Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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