Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Private Non-Profit
Food Science and Technology at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $29,689 school-wide net price and $86,881 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.3% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.3% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 108
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.8%
- Graduation rate
- 78.8%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $29,689/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $118,756
- Median debt
- $25,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $86,881/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($29,689), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($86,881), and peer averages from 108 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 108 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($12,716 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($29,288 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia in the top 77% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.7% of reported awards · $2,039 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $3,967 net A+ 
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $3,702 net A+ Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI · 1.5% of reported awards · $2,979 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.2% of reported awards · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · 1.0% of reported awards · $7,000 net A+ Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX · 0.1% of reported awards · $4,463 net A+ 
Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA · 0.1% of reported awards · $6,389 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Food Science and Technology accounts for 0.3% of the awards or completions reported for Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. That award concentration is higher than at 43% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia's average net price is $29,689 per year, about $118,756 over four years. That is $12,716 above the $16,973 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $86,881 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $29,288 above the $57,593 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia #83 of 108 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.