Food Science Technology at Cornell University

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study food science technology, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cornell Food Science Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech
Master’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Cornell Food Science Technology Rankings

The food science tech major at Cornell 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in food science tech, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of food science tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% 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 Cornell since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in food science tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cornell Food Science Technology Master’s Program

82% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of food science tech master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in food science tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Food Science Technology

Food Science Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food Science	67
Viticulture and Enology	6

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	1,040	$51,940
Food Scientists and Technologists	480	$61,630
Agricultural Sciences Professors	390	$99,920

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
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