Food Science Technology at Texas Tech University

If you are interested in studying food science technology, you may want to check out the program at Texas Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food Science Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Food Science Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech
• Master’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Texas Tech Food Science Technology Rankings

The food science tech major at Texas Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food Science Technology. 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.

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Texas Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food science tech majors at Texas Tech University.

Texas Tech Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of food science tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food science tech at Texas Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its food science tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in food science tech.

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

Texas Tech Food Science Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of food science tech master'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 Texas Tech University with a master's in food science tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Food Science Technology

Food Science Technology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food Science	11

Related Majors

• Animal Services
• Plant Sciences
• Agricultural Public Services
• Agricultural Economics & Business
• Animal Science

Careers That Food Science Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in food science tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians	1,070	$46,390
Agricultural Sciences Professors	1,010	$93,580
Food Scientists and Technologists	620	$67,500

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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.