Food Science at University of Delaware

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a food sciences school? To help you decide if University of Delaware is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's food sciences program.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613.

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.

UD Food Science Degrees Available

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

UD Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at UD 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 UD

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

UD Food Science Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 UD since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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