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Bachelor's · Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary Science and Related Fields

Food Science and Technology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

30 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$54,336
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$70,554
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$18,673
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 28 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $65,943 and $77,771. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$57,824$85,445—
Cornell University NY$66,519$84,147—
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$59,787$83,112$20,500
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$58,376$80,979$18,673
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA$48,488$80,161—
Kansas State University KS$68,015$78,367$23,250
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA—$77,771—
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$54,580$75,601—
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA$54,906$75,466$12,833
Purdue University-Main Campus IN$69,120$75,060$12,000
University of Maryland-College Park MD$39,340$73,677$18,240
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$59,250$72,782—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$54,092$70,705—
University of California-Davis CA$53,279$70,571$7,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$51,662$70,537—
Michigan State University MI$60,006$70,380$27,500
Delaware Valley University PA—$70,222—
Washington State University WA—$68,719—
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$36,674$68,114—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$56,486$66,226$18,168
Iowa State University IA—$65,943—
California State University-Fresno CA$57,578$64,225—
University of Florida FL—$64,078—
Oregon State University OR$49,575$63,531—
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$49,575$63,531—
Clemson University SC$40,352$63,501$19,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$53,793——
Appalachian State University NC$39,756$53,369—
Brigham Young University-Idaho ID$44,659——
Mississippi State University MS—$39,940$19,500