Food Science at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying food science, you may want to check out the program at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Florida A&M University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 9,184 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food Science section at the bottom of this page.

Florida A&M University Food Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Sciences

Florida A&M University Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Florida A&M University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food Science. 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.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Florida A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food sciences majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Florida A&M University Food Science Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical food sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Florida A&M University since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 62% more racial-ethnic minorities in its food sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Food Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in food sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Agricultural Sciences Professors	400	$105,680
Food Scientists and Technologists	180	$76,740

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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