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Basic Certificate in Food Science

Basic Certificates in Food Science

30 Yearly Graduations
53% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 30% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Food Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 30 people earned their basic certificate in food sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in food sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 922
Master’s Degree 408
Doctor’s Degree 175
Basic Certificate 30
Associate Degree 11
Graduate Certificate 6

Earnings of Food Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for food sciences majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in food sciences. About 53.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 14
Women 16
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The racial-ethnic distribution of food sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to food sciences that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
67
64
64
Other Food Science 11
Food Technology & Processing 9

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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