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Food Science Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Food Science Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a food science tech school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's food science tech program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in food science 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.

Purdue Food Science Technology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Food Science Tech
  • Doctorate Degree in Food Science Tech

Purdue Food Science Technology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in food science tech, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Food Science Tech Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food science tech majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Food Science Technology Master’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The food science tech program at Purdue awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in food science tech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 540 $44,190
Food Scientists and Technologists 390 $72,760

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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