Food Science

STEM • Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science And Related Fields

What is it about?

A program that focuses 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, and the storage of such products. 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.

Numbers at a glance

202nd
Popular nationwide
167
Search Rank on O's List
52
Colleges offer it
1,271
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
374
Women
897

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O's Insights on Food Science

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 93% of graduates come from public universities.

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