Food Science Technology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and has a total student population of 30,014.

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.

Cal Poly Pomona Food Science Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Cal Poly Pomona Food Science Technology Rankings

The food science tech major at Cal Poly Pomona 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.

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food science tech majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of food science tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical food science tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly Pomona since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities in its food science tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Food Science Technology

Food Science Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food Science	41

Related Majors

• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
• Plant Sciences
• General Agriculture
• Animal Science

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 CA, the home state for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	3,880	$45,400
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 Victorrocha under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.