Food Science Technology at Auburn University

What traits are you looking for in a food science tech school? To help you decide if Auburn University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's food science tech program.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. In 2021, 5 food science tech majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

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.

Auburn Food Science Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Auburn Food Science Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks food science tech programs across the country. The following shows how Auburn performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The food science tech major at Auburn 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in food science tech from Auburn in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food science tech at Auburn 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 Auburn 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn 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

• Agricultural Public Services
• General Agriculture
• Agricultural Production
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Plant Sciences

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Agricultural Sciences Professors	190	$88,820
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	100	$37,960
Food Scientists and Technologists	30	$54,340

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.