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. Of the 4,368 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2021, 23 of them were food science technology majors.

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.

Earnings of Appalachian State Food Science Tech Graduates

The median salary of food science tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Appalachian State is $35,535. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,002 for all food science tech students.

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

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in food science tech from Appalachian State in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women. The typical food science tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

About 91% 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.

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	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in food science tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.