When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in food science technology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #148 out of 363 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.
There was only one school in Virginia to review for the 2025 Best Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..
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 the Best Food Science Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia.
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Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in food science technology needs to check out Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the food science tech program report average early career earnings of $56,274.
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).
