Food Science at University of Maryland - College Park

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 University of Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMCP Food Science Degrees Available

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

UMCP Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at UMCP 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at UMCP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMCP Food Science Master’s Program

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. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

In the food sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 75% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Food Scientists and Technologists	550	$87,530
Agricultural Sciences Professors	140	$99,840

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 Bgervais under License

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