Food Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

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.

UT Knoxville Food Science Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at UT Knoxville 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food sciences majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville Food Science Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 UT Knoxville since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at UT Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Knoxville Food Science Master’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in food sciences each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a food sciences master's degree from UT Knoxville, 75% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Agricultural Sciences Professors	240	$94,200
Food Scientists and Technologists	120	$60,330

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
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