by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Food Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Food Science Technology is a major offered under the agriculture and agriculture operations program of study at Cornell University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in food science tech, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Cornell paid an average of $1,575 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Cornell does not offer an online option for its food science tech doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cornell Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their PhD in food science tech in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 54.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the food science tech doctor’s degrees at Cornell in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 8%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Food Science Technology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food Science | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to food science technology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 6 |
| Animal Science | 8 |
| Plant Sciences | 16 |
*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.
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