Food Science Grad Degrees
Advance your career at K-State. Our food science program is nationally known for excellence, with top faculty in their areas of expertise.
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Food Science Master's
On-campus or online, this degree offers you the chance to learn about designing, processing and marketing safe, wholesome and attractive food products for consumption throughout the world.
Research emphasis includes:
- food chemistry or microbiology
- food processing or safety
- sensory analysis
- food engineering
- food commodities (cereal grains, dairy, meats & poultry and fruits & vegetables, etc.)
Food Science Doctorate
Already hold a Master of Science in Food Science? Enhance your knowledge with the on-campus Ph.D. degree. Transfer up to 30-credit hours from your master's toward the 90-credit hours required for the doctorate.
Research emphasis includes:
- food chemistry or microbiology
- food processing or safety
- sensory analysis
- food engineering
- food commodities (cereal grains, dairy, meats & poultry and fruits & vegetables, etc.)
The Food Science Institute
Our mission is to facilitate training of traditional and nontraditional students; support basic and applied research initiatives; and provide technical and scientific information to consumers, the food industry and governmental agencies.
- Dairy processing plant: 9,600-square foot facility
- Food chemistry: includes dry and wet laboratory
- Food microbiology and safety: internationally recognized for the development of rapid and automated microbial detection systems.
- Grain and bakery science: two research locations, including the new Grain Science Center
- Meat science: 23,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility
Under development is the new Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation building. It will include three floors of teaching and modern research spaces, allocate 30% of the building for on-site industry collaboration, include studying spaces and much more.