Western Michigan University BS in Food Science

2 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Food Science is a concentration offered under the food science technology major at Western Michigan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in food sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Food Sciences from WMU Cost?

$13,017 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

WMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WMU paid an average of $630 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $504 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,094	$15,118
Fees	$923	$923
Books and Supplies	$987	$987
On Campus Room and Board	$10,567	$10,567
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,500	$2,500

Learn more about WMU tuition and fees.

Does WMU Offer an Online BS in Food Sciences?

WMU does not offer an online option for its food sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WMU Online Learning page.

WMU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Food Sciences

2 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

50.0% Women

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 2 students received their bachelor’s degree in food sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in food sciences in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 70.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at WMU in food sciences at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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*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.