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.
[I believe] I can make a difference, whether that's a small difference with saving water or even a big difference with making a new product. What interests me about the dairy world is how complex it is.
Raul Berrones Pedraza ,
Dairy Manufacturing Student and Valley Queen intern
Is it for you?
This program will be a good fit if you:
- 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.
Career Opportunities
Explore possible career opportunities with this degree:
- 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
Recent Employers
Graduates have gone on to work at employers such as:
- 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.
Internship Opportunities
We have provided the following internship opportunities:
- Midwest Dairy
- Wells Blue Bunny
- Stensland Dairy
- Prairie Farms
- AMPI
- Valley Queen Cheese
- Grain Millers Inc
- Agropur, Inc.
- Schreiber Foods
- Great Lakes Cheese
