Food Scientists and Technologists

Use chemistry, microbiology, engineering, and other sciences to study the principles underlying the processing and deterioration of foods; analyze food content to determine levels of vitamins, fat, sugar, and protein; discover new food sources; research ways to make processed foods safe, palatable, and healthful; and apply food science knowledge to determine best ways to process, package, preserve, store, and distribute food.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Food Science and Technology(masters)Michigan State University, MI

$92,232

Food Science and Technology(masters)Kansas State University, KS

$90,394

Food Science and Technology(masters)University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL

$89,713

Agriculture(masters)Washington State University, WA

$85,908

Food Science and Technology(masters)Mount Mary University, WI

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Rutgers University-New Brunswick, NJ

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, LA

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Oregon State University, OR

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Cornell University, NY

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Chapman University, CA

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, CA

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Drexel University, PA

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Mississippi State University, MS

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Colorado State University-Fort Collins, CO

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Ohio State University-Main Campus, OH

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)New York University, NY

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)North Dakota State University-Main Campus, ND

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Alabama A & M University, AL

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)California State University-Fresno, CA

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Illinois Institute of Technology, IL

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Brigham Young University, UT

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, OK

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Clemson University, SC

$85,889

Food Science and Technology(masters)Oregon State University-Cascades Campus, OR

$85,889