by our College Data Analytics TeamFood Science is a concentration offered under the food science technology major at North Carolina State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in food sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NC State paid an average of $1,468 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $505 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,095 | $26,421 |
| Fees | $2,578 | $2,578 |
NC State does not offer an online option for its food sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
About 76.9% of the students who received their MS in food sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 71.4%.
Around 15.4% of food sciences master’s degree recipients at NC State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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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