Food Science at Washington State University

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

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159.

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.

Wazzu Food Science Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at Wazzu 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in food sciences, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Food Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% 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 Wazzu since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor's in food sciences.

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

Wazzu Food Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of food sciences master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a food sciences master's degree from Wazzu, 57% 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 Washington State University with a master's in food sciences.

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

Related Majors

• Viticulture and Enology

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Food Scientists and Technologists	110	$62,830
Agricultural Sciences Professors	40	$92,870

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 {} under License

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