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Food science and technology concentrates on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of converting raw agricultural products into processed forms suitable for direct human consumption, the storage of such products and the technology to do so. This includes instruction in applicable aspects of the agricultural sciences, human physiology and nutrition, food chemistry, agricultural products processing, food additives, food preparation and packaging, food storage and shipment, and related aspects of human health and safety including toxicology and pathology.

Top Schools For Food Science and Technology Programs

Most Selective:
Stanford University

Least Selective:
Kansas State University

Largest:
Ohio State University

Smallest:
Miles Community College

Most Expensive:
Stanford University

Least Expensive:
Garden City Community College

Best Academics:
Stanford University

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Illinois

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Stanford University

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Brigham Young University

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Brigham Young University

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Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL		 $23,744 33,628 255 Bachelor's (232), Master's (19),
Doctoral (4)
Illinois
Champaign, IL		 $26,670 31,473 129 Bachelor's (105), Master's (20),
Doctoral (4)
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS		 $17,577 18,774 87 Bachelor's (44), Master's (41),
Doctoral (2)
University of California - Davis
Davis, CA		 $32,027 24,420 72 Bachelor's (62), Master's (7),
Doctoral (3)
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH		 $22,251 41,349 57 Bachelor's (34), Master's (14),
Doctoral (9)
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN		 $25,118 32,499 54 Bachelor's (35), Master's (6),
Doctoral (13)
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI		 $27,343 36,489 51 Bachelor's (28), Master's (22),
Doctoral (1)
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC		 $17,960 25,398 44 Bachelor's (21), Master's (16),
Doctoral (7)
University of Maine
Orono, ME		 $24,776 9,575 44 Bachelor's (34), Master's (10),
Doctoral (0)
Penn State
University Park, PA		 $25,946 37,988 37 Bachelor's (22), Master's (8),
Doctoral (7)
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Food Science and Technology Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 22 2%
Associate 36 3%
Bachelor's 919 66%
Master's 275 20%
Doctoral 144 10%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 502 35%
Female 918 65%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 154 13%
Black or African American 96 8%
Hispanic or Latino 70 6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 3 0%
White (Non-Hispanic) 810 69%
Other/Unknown 37 3%
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