Food Science at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 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.

South Dakota State Food Science Degrees Available

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

South Dakota State Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at South Dakota 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Dakota State University with a bachelor's in food sciences.

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

South Dakota State Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in food sciences each year. South Dakota State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 68% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	5
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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Food Scientists and Technologists	90	$56,150
Agricultural Sciences Professors	80	$81,860

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.