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Food Science at Auburn University

Food Science at Auburn University

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

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year.

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

Auburn Food Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Food Sciences

Auburn Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food Science. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Food Science Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical food sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences 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 sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Food Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in food sciences 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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