Food Science Technology at Delaware Valley University

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

DelVal is located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,303 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 food science tech majors received their bachelor's degree from DelVal.

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.

DelVal Food Science Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech

DelVal Food Science Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks food science tech programs across the country. The following shows how DelVal 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 DelVal 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
Best Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Food Science Technology Schools	38
Most Popular Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Food Science Technology Schools	53
Most Popular Food Science Technology Schools	61

Earnings of DelVal Food Science Tech Graduates

The median salary of food science tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at DelVal is $38,863. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $46,002 for all food science tech students.

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at DelVal

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

DelVal Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in food science tech from DelVal in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food science tech at DelVal are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

DelVal 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

• Animal Services
• Horticulture
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Plant Sciences
• Agricultural Production

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 PA, the home state for Delaware Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	640	$40,950
Agricultural Sciences Professors	390	$106,970
Food Scientists and Technologists	340	$76,670

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 Delaware Valley University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.