Food Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Food Science Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food sciences majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its food sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers New Brunswick Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in food sciences each year. Rutgers New Brunswick does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a food sciences master's degree from Rutgers New Brunswick, 67% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in food sciences.

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

Related Majors

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Food Scientists and Technologists	1,180	$78,560

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.