Colleges Offering Food Scientist Degrees

Food Scientist

• Food science students take a number of science classes, including chemistry, biology, nutrition, microbiology and biochemistry in addition to math, pre-med and engineering courses.

Career

• After obtaining a degree in food science, graduates are qualified for a long list of positions, including food scientist, flavor chemist, laboratory director, food toxicologist, meat scientist, quality assurance officer, packaging specialist, FDA/USDA research scientist and plant manager. According to the food science department at the University of Idaho, average salaries for graduates with that degree start around $40,000 per year.

Universities

• The "Princeton Review" lists fewer than 50 colleges in the United States and Canada that offer a degree in food science.

Eastern

• Universities offering a degree in food science in the Eastern United States include Cornell, Framingham State, Delaware Valley, University of Delaware, University of Maine, Virginia Tech, University of New Hampshire, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the University of Maryland at College Park.

Southern

• Food science students in the Southern states can attend Clemson, North Carolina State, Tuskegee, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, Louisiana State-Baton Rouge, North Carolina A&T State and Texas Tech.

Midwest

• Many universities offering this degree are located in the Midwest, including Michigan State, Purdue, Southern Illinois, Ohio State, Iowa State, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Concordia College, Dominican, Kansas State, Minnesota State-Mankato, North Dakota State and Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

West

• Individuals looking to attend a university in the West to obtain their food science degree can consider Oregon State, University of Idaho, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Brigham Young, University of California-Davis, Washington State, University of Wyoming, California Polytechnic State-San Luis Obispo and Oklahoma State.

Canada

• A handful of colleges in Canada offer the degree, including University of Alberta, University of Manitoba, University of British Columbia and McGill University.