> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.flavorist.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # List of Universities in the U.S. Offering Food Science Program - URL: https://www.flavorist.com/list-of-universities-in-the-u-s-offering-food-science-program/ - Published: 2026-07-16T11:53:17.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-16T11:53:31.000Z - Author: Editor Here is a list of **U.S. colleges and universities that offer a dedicated Food Science or Food Science & Technology degree. T**he **Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)** maintains the most authoritative list of recognized undergraduate programs. As of 2025, there are **42 IFT-approved undergraduate programs in the United States**. ([IFT](https://www.ift.org/advance-your-career/students/undergraduate-programs?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com)) Below are the schools, with links to each institution: | Institution | Website | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | [Alabama A&M University](https://www.aamu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Technology | | [Brigham Young University](https://www.byu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)](https://www.calpoly.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [California State Polytechnic University, Pomona](https://www.cpp.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Technology | | [California State University, Fresno](https://www.fresnostate.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Clemson University](https://www.clemson.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Colorado State University](https://www.colostate.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Fermentation & Food Science | | [Cornell University](https://www.cornell.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Iowa State University](https://www.iastate.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Kansas State University](https://www.k-state.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Industry | | [Louisiana State University](https://www.lsu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Technology | | [Michigan State University](https://msu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Mississippi State University](https://www.msstate.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science concentration | | [North Carolina A&T State University](https://www.ncat.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food & Nutritional Sciences | | [North Carolina State University](https://www.ncsu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [North Dakota State University](https://www.ndsu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Oregon State University](https://oregonstate.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Technology | | [Pennsylvania State University](https://www.psu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Purdue University](https://www.purdue.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Rutgers University](https://www.rutgers.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [South Dakota State University](https://www.sdstate.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Texas A&M University](https://www.tamu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Technology | | [The Ohio State University](https://www.osu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [Tuskegee University](https://www.tuskegee.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Arkansas](https://www.uark.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of California, Davis](https://www.ucdavis.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Delaware](https://www.udel.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Florida](https://www.ufl.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Georgia](https://www.uga.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Idaho](https://www.uidaho.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Joint Food Science program with Washington State | | [University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign](https://illinois.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Maine](https://umaine.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Maryland](https://www.umd.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Massachusetts Amherst](https://www.umass.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Minnesota](https://twincities.umn.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Missouri](https://missouri.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Nebraska–Lincoln](https://www.unl.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Technology | | [University of Tennessee](https://www.utk.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Wisconsin–Madison](https://www.wisc.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science | | [University of Wisconsin–Stout](https://www.uwstout.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Technology | | [Utah State University](https://www.usu.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science emphasis | | [Virginia Tech](https://www.vt.edu/?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com) | Food Science & Technology | These programs are those recognized by IFT's Higher Education Review Board as meeting national standards for undergraduate food science education. ([IFT](https://www.ift.org/advance-your-career/students/undergraduate-programs?utm%5Fsource=chatgpt.com)) Attached excel file contains more information about these schools and other relevant schools. [us\_food\_science\_programs\_master\_listus\_food\_science\_programs\_master\_list.xlsx13 KBdownload-circle](https://www.flavorist.com/content/files/2026/07/us%5Ffood%5Fscience%5Fprograms%5Fmaster%5Flist.xlsx "Download") ###