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Food Studies

Degree Granted
Minor
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Location
Garden City

Feed your hunger for success in the expanding field of food studies. Supplement your degree with a minor in food studies.

The food studies minor is an interdisciplinary studies program.

Why Earn Your Food Studies Minor?

With the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasting a 20-plus percent job growth through 2022 for nutritionists, dietitians and nutritional educators, the future is bright for students interested in food-related careers. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æâ€™s interdisciplinary food studies minor offers students a recipe for rewarding careers spanning everything from health and nutrition to sustainability, public policy, entrepreneurship, government, communications, food management, business and culinary arts.

Why Minor in Food Studies at ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ in New York?

  • Small classes and a rigorous curriculum designed and taught by top-tier professors are all benefits of ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æâ€™s personalized approach to learning.
  • Outside the classroom, you’ll have the opportunity to be mentored and to conduct cutting-edge research with faculty, and you’ll gain invaluable hands-on experience through internships in the New York area that support your career goals.
  • You can join our on-campus food recovery program, which collects unused food and distributes it to local homeless shelters.
$76,451* * based on ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Career Outcomes Survey & NACE First Destination Survey, Class of 2024
the average annual salary of our 2024 baccalaureate graduates—that’s 16% higher than the national average
based on ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Career Outcomes Survey & NACE First Destination Survey, Class of 2024

Professor Margaret Gray instructing a food studies class at ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ.

What Can You Do with a Food Studies Minor?

ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æâ€™s interdisciplinary food studies minor offers students a recipe for rewarding careers focused on everything from health and nutrition to food management, while working at a multinational corporation, a government agency or a nonprofit.

A food studies minor can lead to a variety of rewarding careers, including:

  • Food scientist
  • Sensory scientist
  • Food chemist
  • Food product developer
  • Food safety expert
  • Food/restaurant inspector
  • Food microbiologist
  • Quality control supervisor
  • Procurement/purchasing manager

Those who advance to a master’s in nutrition will have even more career paths available to them.

Program Info

Application Requirements

To apply for this program, submit the appropriate application requirements:

Understanding Your Costs and Ways You Can Save

Learn about the costs you can expect, and discover how scholarships, grants and financial aid packages can put an ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ education within reach.

Transformative Educational Opportunities

All undergraduate students have the opportunity to apply for the following programs to expand their educational landscape:

  • The Honors College – fostering intellectual perspectives and critical skills
  • – preparing students to become global thinkers and leaders
  • – providing opportunities to experience another culture and see the world from a new perspective

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