Food Science at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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.

UGA Food Science Degrees Available

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

UGA Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at UGA 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 University of Georgia with a bachelor's in food sciences.

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

UGA Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in food sciences each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a food sciences master's degree from UGA, 56% 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 Georgia with a master's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Food Technology & Processing

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Food Scientists and Technologists	630	$65,500
Agricultural Sciences Professors	320	$116,600

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.