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Food Science Technology at Virginia Tech

If you plan to study food science technology, take a look at what Virginia Tech has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in food science tech from Virginia Tech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food Science Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Tech Food Science Technology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science Tech

Virginia Tech Food Science Technology Rankings

The food science tech major at Virginia Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food Science Technology. 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.

How Much Do Food Science Tech Graduates from Virginia Tech Make?

The median salary of food science tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Virginia Tech is $48,390. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $46,002 for all food science tech bachelor's degree recipients.

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Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food science tech majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Food Science Technology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in food science tech from Virginia Tech in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food science tech at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in food science tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Virginia Tech also has a doctoral program available in food science tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Food Science Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in food science tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 410 $38,130
Food Scientists and Technologists 90 $67,950

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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