Food Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

If you are interested in studying food science, you may want to check out the program at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 22,440 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.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Food Science Degrees Available

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

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food sciences majors at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its food sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in food sciences each year. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the food sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo with a master's in food sciences.

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

Related Majors

• Viticulture and Enology

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 CA, the home state for California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Food Scientists and Technologists	2,240	$72,580
Agricultural Sciences Professors	380	$97,290

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.