Food Science at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a food sciences school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's food sciences program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Food Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Food Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Michigan State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Michigan State does offer online education options in food sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Michigan State Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Michigan State 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Michigan State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food sciences majors at Michigan State University.

Michigan State Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% 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 Michigan State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Michigan State Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Of the students who received a food sciences master's degree from Michigan State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	41
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$111,040

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.