Food Science Technology at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in food science tech from Cal State LA.

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 State LA Food Science Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Cal State LA Food Science Technology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The food science tech major at Cal State LA 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 Focused Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools	55

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in food science tech from Cal State LA. About 13% of these graduates were women and the other 88% were men. The typical food science tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 48% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 75% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in food science tech.

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

Cal State LA 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

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

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