Food Science at University of Arkansas

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

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

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.

UARK Food Science Degrees Available

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

UARK Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at UARK 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 UARK

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

UARK Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 UARK since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at UARK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UARK Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in food sciences each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a food sciences master's degree from UARK, 100% 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 University of Arkansas with a master's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Agricultural Sciences Professors	400	$88,260
Food Scientists and Technologists	190	$84,580

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 Brandonrush under License

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