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CIP PROGRAM: 01.1001
Food Science.

Summary: 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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 23 1278 482
2021 10 1180 441
2022 3 1167 440
2023 19 986 445
2024 11 922 408
Change -17.39% -22.85% -7.68%

Related CIPs

01 AGRICULTURAL/ANIMAL/PLANT/VETERINARY SCIENCE AND RELATED FIELDS.
01.10 Food Science and Technology.
01.1001 Food Science.
01.1002 Food Technology and Processing.
01.1003 Brewing Science.
01.1004 Viticulture and Enology.
01.1005 Zymology/Fermentation Science.
01.1099 Food Science and Technology, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Food Science.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Alabama A & M University8 -
Auburn University5 +200.00%
Bard College at Simon's Rock1 -
Bay Path University8 +200.00%
Brigham Young University22 -60.71%
Brigham Young University-Idaho17 +58.33%
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo32 -9.30%
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona31 -38.46%
California State University-Fresno30 -25.42%
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College6 -
Clemson University60 -3.28%
Cornell University26 -12.12%
Delaware Valley University6 -60.00%
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University8 -25.00%
Framingham State University2 -100.00%
Iowa State University17 -22.50%
Kansas State University38 -33.33%
Michigan State University29 -
Mississippi State University43 +24.00%
Mount Mary University2 -
North Carolina State University at Raleigh17 -50.00%
North Dakota State University-Main Campus4 -60.00%
Ohio State University-Main Campus15 -23.08%
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus6 +66.67%
Oregon State University27 -42.86%
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus32 -9.52%
Purdue University-Main Campus36 +63.64%
Rutgers University-New Brunswick27 -3.03%
South Dakota State University1 -14.29%
Texas Tech University7 -
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville14 -26.32%
University of Arkansas9 -72.73%
University of California-Davis55 -44.87%
University of Delaware12 -54.55%
University of Florida19 -
University of Georgia2 -25.00%
University of Holy Cross2 -
University of Idaho2 -60.00%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign72 -13.48%
University of Kentucky6 +133.33%
University of Maryland-College Park34 -8.16%
University of Massachusetts-Amherst14 -13.04%
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities17 -25.81%
University of Missouri-Columbia7 -44.44%
University of Nebraska-Lincoln38 -62.69%
University of Wisconsin-Madison17 -11.11%
University of Wisconsin-River Falls8 +200.00%
University of Wisconsin-Stout3 -62.50%
Utah State University4 -
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University17 -40.48%
Washington State University6 +33.33%
Western Michigan University1 -