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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Packaging Science (Income $0-$30k)

7 Ranked Colleges
366 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Packaging Science is the 607th most popular major in the country with 429 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 366 packaging science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in packaging science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality packaging science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the packaging science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Packaging Science (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 177 bachelors’s packaging science degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $6,686 for bachelor’s degree packaging science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read full report on Packaging Science at Michigan State

#2

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s packaging science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stout, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Stout is $10,695 for Bachelor’s Degree Packaging Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Packaging Science Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 35 bachelors’s packaging science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $11,138 for Bachelor’s Degree Packaging Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Packaging Science at Virginia Tech

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s packaging science degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Clemson is $13,698 for bachelor’s degree packaging science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Packaging Science at Clemson

#5

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 10 bachelors’s packaging science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree packaging science students whose families make $0-$30k list, San Jose State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,940 for Bachelor’s Degree Packaging Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Jose State University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Packaging Science at San Jose State

#6

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

Indiana State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s packaging science students in 2019-2020.

Indiana State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,422 for Bachelor’s Degree Packaging Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Indiana State.

Read more about Packaging Science at Indiana State

#5 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Packaging Science Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Rochester Institute of Technology is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s packaging science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Packaging Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Institute of Technology is $27,095 for bachelor’s degree packaging science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Rochester Institute of Technology Packaging Science Report

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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