<p>I'm interested in majoring in food science when I go college, but is it worth it? Will I be able to get find job opportunities right after a bachelors? Online websites claim it as being a stable degree because everyone needs to eat, but recently I've read stories where a Food Science degree led one to a job completely unrelated to their studies. I just want to see what CC has to say now.</p>
<p>UC Davis would be my #1 school to attend for this major.
Stories and opinions from alumnis/anyone is highly appreciated.</p>
<p>I work for a large food company and they treat their science staff like crap. $15-20 an hour no benefits permantemp. I personally don’t recommend any science majors. At my company chemical engineers do pretty well though.</p>
<p>A person I know online through another forum got a degree in food science. I know he’s complained about a lot of systematic problems both with the way the government handles food safety as well as how most employers feel about getting the results they want to see, not necessarily the results that are unbiased.</p>
<p>Job security and advancement was also a big concern of his for the future. I know he recently got a MS, but I haven’t talked to him recently, so I don’t know how things are going career-wise.</p>
<p>What I would ask myself is, do I need a degree to know about food? I honestly think not. You can research food everywhere. Meat’s are treated with ammonia to kill bacteria, however this method is toxic to humans. Produce(non-organic) is treated with pesticides and genetically modified to with stand weath conditions and to create new crops. I was in the chemistry program, but I have since switched to economics. Although it focuses more on theory, economics is actually applicable to the real world. Currently our liberal controlled gov’t embraces Keynesian Economics, which we all know doesn’t work, and is just leading to a deeper recession. I hope to work in commercial banking instead of investment banking( I have no interest in working 100+ hours and spending zero time with family, as family is more important to me than making 100k+ bonus) I know the opportunities when exiting investment banking are better(Private Equity or Hedge Fund) but again, extremely long hours. So you should study what you like, but at the same time, make sure what you learn is relevant to the real world and has good job opportunities.</p>