Food Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 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.

UMN Twin Cities Food Science Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at UMN Twin Cities 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 UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% 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 UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences at UMN Twin Cities 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a bachelor's in food sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMN Twin Cities 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. UMN Twin Cities 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 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Food Scientists and Technologists	510	$80,320

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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