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Food Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Food Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Food Science Degrees Available

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

UIUC Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at UIUC 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Food Science Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at UIUC 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in food sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 45
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UIUC Food Science Master’s Program

73% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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In the food sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Food Scientists and Technologists 760 $89,700
Agricultural Sciences Professors 380 $88,640

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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