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Food Science at Mississippi State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Food Science, you may want to check out the program at Mississippi State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi State University sits in Mississippi State, MS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 31 food science graduations were recorded at Mississippi State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Mississippi State University

Online coursework is an option at Mississippi State University. Of 23,150 students, 3,877 (17%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,082 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Food Science graduates at Mississippi State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Food Science graduates at Mississippi State University are 84% women (26) and 16% men (5).

Food Science Bachelor’s Program at Mississippi State University

Of the 31 bachelor’s food science degrees awarded at Mississippi State University, 84% were women (26) and 16% were men (5).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Food Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	2

Minority students account for 16% of Food Science bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi State University, below the national average of 30%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Food Science Graduates

Students who finish Food Science program at Mississippi State University work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Food Science majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Food Science Technicians	$100,898
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,903
Food Scientists and Technologists	$55,930

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.