Education & Training
Food Science and Technology
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Doctoral or professional degree
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Bachelor's degree
- First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Food Batchmakers High school diploma
- Food Science Technicians Associate degree
- Food Scientists and Technologists Bachelor's degree
- Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders High school diploma
- Soil and Plant Scientists Master's degree
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $49,465 | $69,286 | $19,601 | 76 |
| Associate degree | — | — | — | 55 |
| Bachelor's degree | $54,336 | $70,554 | $18,673 | 76 |
| Master's degree | $81,538 | $105,978 | $25,879 | 50 |
| Doctoral degree | — | — | — | 35 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.