Food Science Technology at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study food science technology, take a look at what Appalachian State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food Science Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Food Science Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Appalachian State Food Science Technology Rankings

The food science tech major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food Science Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food science tech majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of food science tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical food science tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food science tech at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its food science tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in food science tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Food Science Technology

If you plan to be a food science tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Appalachian State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food Science & Technology, Other	23

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Careers That Food Science Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in food science tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Agricultural Sciences Professors	760	$50,720
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	410	$43,380
Food Scientists and Technologists	160	$58,430

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

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