Dairy Manufacturing (B.S.)
Innovate with dairy products.
Dairy products are vital components of nutritious diets around the world. Dairy manufacturing focuses on the processing of high quality, safe and a wide range of dairy products. Graduates will develop a working knowledge of the chemical, physical and microbiological properties of select dairy foods. They will also be exposed to dairy/food process engineering principles and facilities management, leading to numerous exciting and job opportunities all around the country.
The state-of-the-art Davis Dairy Plant provides hands-on experience through laboratory and employment opportunities along with commercial internship experiences. Graduates will become leaders in the dairy processing industry.
Compensation and job outlook according to the Institute of Food Technologists
- Are interested in personal and professional growth opportunities.
- Have an interest in the creativity of developing safe, new foods through core science principles.
- Enjoy intellectual challenges within food manufacturing, safety and overall quality.
- Have a desire to lead and collaborate with others in an exciting life-long career.
- Find the psychology, marketing, and perception of food by consumers fascinating.
- Ingredient marketing and communications specialist
- Sensory science specialist
- State or federal inspector/auditor
- Quality assurance/control supervisor or manager
- Research and development specialist
- Food regulation and policy advisor
- Food or flavor chemist or researcher
- Food manufacturing plant manager
- Dairy microbiologist or lab technician
- Dairy manufacturing engineer
- Valley Queen Cheese
- Wells Blue Bunny
- Schreiber Foods
- AMPI
- IFF - International Flavors and Fragrances
- Prairie Farms, Inc
- Lactalis
- Bel Brands, USA
- Fairlife, LLC
- Agropur, Inc.
- Midwest Dairy
- Wells Blue Bunny
- Stensland Dairy
- Prairie Farms
- AMPI
- Valley Queen Cheese
- Grain Millers Inc
- Agropur, Inc.
- Schreiber Foods
- Great Lakes Cheese
