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Food Processing Graduate Certificates

A graduate certificate in Food Processing is offered at 16 colleges in the United States, where you can earn agraduate certificate in Food Processing. Approximately 29% of recent graduates in this major were women. Also, 28.6% of Food Processing graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Food Processing Majors

In the most recent reporting year, 168 students earned theirFood Processing majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Food Processing at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Certificate 22
Associate’s Degree 29
Bachelor’s Degree 52
Master’s Degree 65

Earnings of Food Processing Majors With Graduate Certificates (All Award Levels)

Federal data tracks the median salary for graduates with agraduate certificate in Food Processing of $68,082 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses.

Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $60,677
4 years $68,082
5 years $73,285

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Food Processing students with their graduate certificate.

Student Diversity

This degree is more popular with male students. About 71.4% of graduates in this field are men.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 5
Women 2
Gender Diversity of Graduate Certificates in Food Processing

The racial-ethnic distribution of Food Processing graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity Number of Grads Share
White 5 71.4%
International Students 2 28.6%
Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Food Processing Graduate Certificate Students

This degree is very popular with international students. Around 28.6% of graduates are in this category.

See the minority definition in the References below.

There are 28 colleges that offer a graduate certificate in Food Processing. Learn more about the most popular below:

#1

Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS

Garden City Community College tops the list of the most popular schools in the U.S. for Food Processing majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 40 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. During the most recent year for which we have data, 27 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Texas A&M University-College Station comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. During the most recent year for which we have data, 19 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#4

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. This school awarded 10 graduate certificates in Food Processing in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#5

Morningside University

Sioux City, IA

Morningside University is a popular choice for Food Processing majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 10 graduate certificates in Food Processing in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute comes in at #6 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. During the most recent year for which we have data, 10 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. During the most recent year for which we have data, 9 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Ohio State University-Main Campus comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. This school awarded 8 graduate certificates in Food Processing in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Schoolcraft Community College District comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. This school awarded 8 graduate certificates in Food Processing in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Minnesota West Community and Technical College comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. During the most recent year for which we have data, 7 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

South Puget Sound Community College comes in at #11 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. This school awarded 7 graduate certificates in Food Processing in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#12

Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

Angelo State University comes in at #12 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. During the most recent year for which we have data, 5 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#13

Kankakee Community College

Kankakee, IL

Kankakee Community College is a popular choice for Food Processing majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

#14

Muskegon Community College

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon Community College is a popular choice for Food Processing majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 2 graduate certificates in Food Processing in the most recent reporting year. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Washington State University is a popular choice for Food Processing majors seeking their graduate certificate. This school awarded 2 graduate certificates in Food Processing in the most recent reporting year. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#16

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University is a popular choice for Food Processing majors seeking their graduate certificate. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their graduate certificate in Food Processing from this school. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

Blue Ridge Community College comes in at #17 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. Data shows that graduates who hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $40,669.

BridgeValley Community & Technical College comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges offering graduate certificates in Food Processing. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

#19

Clark State College

Springfield, OH

Clark State College is a popular choice for Food Processing majors seeking their graduate certificate. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Delaware Technical Community College-Terry is a popular choice for Food Processing majors seeking their graduate certificate. Graduates who complete their graduate certificate in Food Processing here go on to a median salary of $40,669.

Food Processing Concentrations

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural and Food Products Processing 168
Reserved

Below are some popular majors similar to Food Processing that also offer graduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 9,051
Agricultural Business and Management 8,612
Animal Sciences 8,295
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services 4,164
Veterinary Medicine 3,756

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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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