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Food Science Technology at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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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. Of the 6,526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona in 2021, 41 of them were food science technology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the food science tech progam at Cal Poly Pomona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools 20
23

How Much Do Food Science Tech Graduates from Cal Poly Pomona Make?

The median salary of food science tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $46,124. This is 0% higher than $46,002, which is the national average for all food science tech bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

66% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 food science tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cal Poly Pomona. Of these graduates, 34% were men and 66% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 58% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 3
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in food science tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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