Food Science at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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.

BYU Food Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Food Sciences

BYU Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at BYU 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 BYU

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

BYU Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BYU Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in food sciences each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a food sciences master's degree from BYU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Food Scientists and Technologists	160	$59,890

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.