The meat science research and teaching program at Kansas State University includes such areas as meat science, livestock and meat evaluation, meat selection & grading, meat animal processing, processed meats, food microbiology, HACCP, quality assurance and other related areas.  K-State meat science instructors are among some of the top leaders in the nation in both teaching and research.

Students that graduate with an emphasis in meat science have a diverse job market to choose from.  Some of the jobs our graduates take are plant managers, sales representatives, quality control specialists, quality assurance technicians, USDA meat inspectors, marketing specialists, sensory specialists, cattle or hog buyers, and many more.

The following are companies that have hired K-State Meat Science Graduates:

Advance Food Co.
Bob Evans
Cargill Meat Solutions
Certified Angus Beef
ConAgra Foods
Cryovac-Sealed Air
Farmland
Griffith Laboratories
Hormel Foods
Kayem Foods Inc.
Kraft Foods
Land O' Frost
MGP Ingredients
North American Meat Processors Assn. (NAMP)
Nelson Poultry Farms Inc.
Santa Fe Trail Meats
Select Sires
Tate & Lyle
Smithfield Foods
The Solae Company
Tyson Foods
Volpi Foods