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Food Science at Mississippi State University

Food Science at Mississippi State University

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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.

Mississippi State Food Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Food Sciences

Mississippi State Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Mississippi 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.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Food Science Bachelor’s Program

98% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 2% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in food sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 38
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Agricultural Sciences Professors 150 $97,550

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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