Food Science and Technology at University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Bachelor's Degree · about 19 graduates a year

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Median pay 1 year after graduating
$64,078
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$70,873
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#23 of 29
Rank by pay
#18 of 29
Rank, wage-adjusted
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Median federal debt

University of Florida graduates in food science and technology earn 10% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating.

How University of Florida Compares for Food Science and Technology

All 29 colleges reporting food science and technology earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$85,445$88,910#1—
2Cornell University Ithaca, NY$84,147$80,091#5$64,062
3Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$83,112$84,526#2$59,722
4Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$80,979$71,074#12$51,892
5Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$80,161$72,994#10$56,274
6Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$78,367$81,358#3$62,479
7University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$77,771$68,486#17$59,547
8California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA$75,601$68,792#15$51,883
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$75,466$68,669#16$52,240
10Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$75,060$80,526#4—
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20University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL$66,226$65,067#20$41,150
21Iowa State University Ames, IA$65,943$69,364#14$60,351
22California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$64,225$58,441#27$45,796
23University of Florida Gainesville, FL$64,078$68,203#18—
24Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$63,531$63,905#23$43,923
25Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$63,531$63,905#24$43,923
26Clemson University Clemson, SC$63,501$70,413#13$39,600

Other Majors at University of Florida by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$128,140$87,949#24 of 189
Computer and Information Sciences$126,268$90,651#29 of 459
Systems Engineering$122,299$85,698#3 of 11
Chemical Engineering$109,607$87,164#16 of 158
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,220$60,290#15 of 126
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$109,139$79,410#1 of 43
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$107,543$85,243#40 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$106,153$70,663#32 of 452
Statistics$98,409$59,619#17 of 50
Fire Protection$97,839$86,740#7 of 19
Mechanical Engineering$97,113$76,228#63 of 318
Accounting and Related Services$94,941$65,144#80 of 796
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,375$70,760#39 of 59
Mathematics$93,022$46,036#36 of 309
Marketing$92,626$56,454#15 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$89,799$46,917#3 of 9
Economics$89,075$42,349#108 of 368
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$88,078$60,524#91 of 118
Materials Engineering$87,779$79,200#24 of 34
Civil Engineering$86,453$72,889#101 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$82,615$52,032#101 of 1176
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$80,635$62,480#28 of 46
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$79,839$73,711#719 of 966
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians$78,933$59,013—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$74,152$23,493#22 of 156
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$73,679$24,588#12 of 64
Agricultural Business and Management$70,862$49,371#19 of 77
Political Science and Government$70,434$31,574#118 of 565
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$69,943$40,691#20 of 138
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$69,600$42,099#43 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Florida food science and technology graduates make?

Graduates earn $64,078 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Florida rank for food science and technology?

Among 29 colleges reporting earnings for food science and technology graduates, University of Florida ranks #23 by median pay four years after graduation, and #18 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is food science and technology at University of Florida worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for food science and technology ($70,873).

← All data for University of Florida · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.