Career Placement Outcomes - Food Science and Technology

Doctoral Students Between 2011 and 2018

Employed In-field Employed Out-of-field Continuing Education Seeking Response rate:
85.8% 0% 0% 0% 85.8 %

Master's Students Between 2011 and 2018

Employed In-field Employed Out-of-field Continuing Education Seeking Response rate:
71% 1.7% 14.6% 9.7% 96.8 %

* The above data are based on an employment survey completed within 6 months after graduation. If the percentages do not add up to 100%, the remaining graduates were not seeking employment at the 6-month mark.

Roles and Workspace for 2019-2021 Doctoral and Master's Graduates

  For-profit company: Agriculture For-profit company: Manufacturing Other
Policy/Analysis 1    
Product Development 1 2 1
Research Staff 1    

Employment Statistics: National Science Board (NSB) infographic of long-term career trajectories show the diverse possibilities for this discipline.