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The bachelor's program at Cornell was ranked #1 on College Factual's Best Schools for food science tech list. It is also ranked #1 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Cornell University handed out 35 bachelor's degrees in food science technology. Last year, the same number of degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in food science tech from Cornell. This makes it the #5 most popular school for food science tech master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 13 students received their doctoral degrees in food science tech in 2021, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Food Science Tech majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Cornell go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $51,489 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $46,002 for all food science tech bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Cornell, food science tech students borrow a median amount of $15,750 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all food science tech bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $23,636.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food science tech majors at Cornell University.
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of food science tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 51% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in food science tech.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 18 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 5 |
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of food science tech master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in food science tech.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 12 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 10 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Agricultural Economics & Business | 226 |
Animal Science | 108 |
General Agriculture | 76 |
Plant Sciences | 35 |
International Agriculture | 21 |
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