Food Science at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every food science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the food sciences program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

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.

Purdue Food Science Degrees Available

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

Purdue Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Purdue 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 Purdue since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purdue Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in food sciences each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	5
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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Food Scientists and Technologists	390	$72,760

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.