Food Science Technology at California State University - Fresno

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

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and has a total student population of 25,497. In 2021, 68 food science tech majors received their bachelor's degree from Fresno State.

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.

Fresno State Food Science Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Fresno State Food Science Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks food science tech programs across the country. The following shows how Fresno State performed in these rankings.

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 Fresno State 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
	14

Earnings of Fresno State Food Science Tech Graduates

The median salary of food science tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fresno State is $48,012. This is 4% higher than $46,002, which is the national average for all food science tech bachelor's degree recipients.

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 food science tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from Fresno State. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 University - Fresno with a bachelor's in food science tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• General Agriculture
• Other Agriculture
• Plant Sciences
• Animal Science
• Agricultural Economics & Business

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 University - Fresno.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.