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Food Science at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Food Science at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369.

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.

Ohio State Food Science Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Ohio 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Food Science Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 Ohio State since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at Ohio 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in food sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Ohio State Food Science Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Food Scientists and Technologists 640 $78,950

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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