Food Science and Technology
1,515 students earn a food science and technology credential each year across 113 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $51,892
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $70,646
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Bachelor's programs — 69 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California81$52,2401 year out$82,237$20,6542University of California-DavisDavis, California80$52,0841 year out$72,469$14,7503University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois72$41,1501 year out$60,678$19,0004Clemson UniversityClemson, South Carolina60$39,6001 year out$52,394$25,0005California State University-FresnoFresno, California48$45,7961 year out$63,092$16,5006Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi43—1 year out$46,183$24,4757Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas38$62,4791 year out$62,917$24,8448University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska38—1 year out$60,931—9Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana36—1 year out——10University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland34$24,3411 year out$69,427$24,73011Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania32$59,7221 year out$74,291$25,00012California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California31$51,8831 year out$75,173$17,49813Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York31$64,0621 year out$84,555$15,75014Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan29$59,3421 year out$70,225$25,00015Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey27$51,8921 year out—$27,00016Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon27$43,9231 year out$61,467$20,94517Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington23$47,9701 year out$70,646$14,78018Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah22—1 year out$73,994—19Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado20—1 year out——20University of FloridaGainesville, Florida19—1 year out$73,595—21Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho17—1 year out——22Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa17$60,3511 year out$63,741$26,25423University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota17$49,3031 year out$70,228$21,05024North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina17$50,6311 year out—$21,00025Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia17$56,2741 year out$66,527$26,87526University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin17—1 year out$74,120—27Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio15$59,8891 year out$70,674$20,53428University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts14$59,5471 year out$74,581—29The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee14$48,4411 year out$79,504$20,63230University of DelawareNewark, Delaware12—1 year out——31University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas9$53,2051 year out—$17,75032Alabama A & M UniversityNormal, Alabama8—1 year out——33Florida Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityTallahassee, Florida8—1 year out——34Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts8—1 year out——35Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee8—1 year out——36University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin8—1 year out——37California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California7$52,8061 year out——38University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri7—1 year out——39Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas7—1 year out——40University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky6—1 year out——41Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio6—1 year out——42Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma6—1 year out——43Delaware Valley UniversityDoylestown, Pennsylvania6—1 year out——44Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina6—1 year out——45Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama5—1 year out——46Linfield UniversityMcMinnville, Oregon5—1 year out——47University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho4—1 year out——48Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota4—1 year out——49New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico4—1 year out——50North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota4—1 year out——51Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas4—1 year out$70,751—52Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah4—1 year out——53Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina3$38,7431 year out——54Lakeland UniversityPlymouth, Wisconsin3—1 year out——55University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin3—1 year out——56University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia2—1 year out$79,355—57College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho2—1 year out——58Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois2—1 year out——59University of Holy CrossNew Orleans, Louisiana2—1 year out——60Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts2—1 year out——61SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at CobleskillCobleskill, New York2—1 year out——62Mount Mary UniversityMilwaukee, Wisconsin2—1 year out——63University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona1—1 year out——64Simon's Rock at Bard CollegeBarrytown, New York1—1 year out——65Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan1—1 year out——66Lourdes UniversitySylvania, Ohio1—1 year out——67South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota1—1 year out——68University of MaineOrono, Maine—$36,2551 year out$46,498$27,00069Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon0$43,9231 year out$61,467$20,945
Associate programs — 26 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, Washington16—1 year out$46,218—2Lake Michigan CollegeBenton Harbor, Michigan9—1 year out——3Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona8—1 year out——4Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio7—1 year out——5Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California5—1 year out——6Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York5—1 year out——7Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon5—1 year out——8Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California4—1 year out——9College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho4—1 year out——10Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina4—1 year out——11Grayson CollegeDenison, Texas4—1 year out——12Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California3—1 year out——13Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan3—1 year out——14Blackhawk Technical CollegeJanesville, Wisconsin3—1 year out——15Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California3—1 year out——16Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California2—1 year out——17Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, New York2—1 year out——18Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio2—1 year out——19Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado1—1 year out——20Riverland Community CollegeAustin, Minnesota1—1 year out——21Normandale Community CollegeBloomington, Minnesota1—1 year out——22Kent State University at AshtabulaAshtabula, Ohio1—1 year out——23Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburg, Oregon1—1 year out——24Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, Washington1—1 year out——25Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio, Texas1—1 year out——26Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 46 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky64$49,1231 year out—$21,2502Yavapai CollegePrescott, Arizona36—1 year out——3Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, Connecticut21—1 year out——4Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri21—1 year out——5Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California15—1 year out——6Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado13—1 year out——7Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, Georgia13—1 year out——8Hartnell CollegeSalinas, California12—1 year out——9University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin11—1 year out——10Cincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeCincinnati, Ohio8—1 year out——11Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota7—1 year out——12Grayson CollegeDenison, Texas7—1 year out——13Kalamazoo Valley Community CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan5—1 year out——14Surry Community CollegeDobson, North Carolina5—1 year out——15Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeFennimore, Wisconsin5—1 year out——16Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——17Napa Valley CollegeNapa, California4—1 year out——18Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas City, Kansas4—1 year out——19Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan4—1 year out——20Finger Lakes Community CollegeCanandaigua, New York4—1 year out——21Arizona Western CollegeYuma, Arizona3—1 year out——22Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California3—1 year out——23Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky3—1 year out——24Bay Path UniversityLongmeadow, Massachusetts3—1 year out——25Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas3—1 year out——26Laramie County Community CollegeCheyenne, Wyoming3—1 year out——27Coalinga CollegeCoalinga, California2—1 year out——28Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand Junction, Colorado2—1 year out——29Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas2—1 year out——30Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, New York2—1 year out——31North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina2—1 year out——32Walla Walla Community CollegeWalla Walla, Washington2—1 year out——33Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California2—1 year out——34Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California1—1 year out——35College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California1—1 year out——36Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California1—1 year out——37College of the SequoiasVisalia, California1—1 year out——38College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho1—1 year out——39Missouri State University-West PlainsWest Plains, Missouri1—1 year out——40Lourdes UniversitySylvania, Ohio1—1 year out——41Chemeketa Community CollegeSalem, Oregon1—1 year out——42Umpqua Community CollegeRoseburg, Oregon1—1 year out——43Skagit Valley CollegeMount Vernon, Washington1—1 year out——44Yakima Valley CollegeYakima, Washington1—1 year out——45University of Wisconsin-SuperiorSuperior, Wisconsin1—1 year out——46South CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee——1 year out$41,444—
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).