2025 Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region
7Colleges in the Far Western US Region
531Food Science Tech Degrees Awarded
$55,167Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, food science technology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #185 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for food science technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 531 degrees in food science technology annually.
Your choice of food science technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Food Science Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Food Science Technology Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Food Science Technology in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the food science tech degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Food Science Tech
It is difficult to beat University of California - Davis if you wish to pursue a degree in food science technology. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were roughly 90 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the food science tech program make about $52,084 in their early career salary.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in food science technology. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.
There were approximately 108 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, food science tech degree recipients generally make an average of $52,240 in their early careers.
It's difficult to beat Washington State University if you wish to pursue a degree in food science technology. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 41 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in food science technology needs to check out Walla Walla Community College. Walla Walla Community College is a small public college located in the small city of Walla Walla. This college ranks 30th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 21 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at Walla Walla Community College in the most recent data year.
Oregon State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Corvallis. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 46 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, food science tech degree recipients generally make around $43,923 in their early careers.
Fresno State is a very large public university located in the city of Fresno. This university ranks 81st out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 63 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at Fresno State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the food science tech program state that they receive average early career wages of $45,796.
Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public university located in the suburb of Pomona. This university ranks 60th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 24 food science technology students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the food science tech program make about $51,883 in their early career salary.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of food science technology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Food Science Technology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
