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Food Science at Texas Tech University

Food Science at Texas Tech University

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

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 section at the bottom of this page.

Texas Tech Food Science Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Texas Tech 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.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Food Science Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences 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 3% 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 Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in food sciences.

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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 Master’s Program

100% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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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

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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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