Nutrition Science at Auburn University

Every nutrition science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition science program at Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and approximately 30,737 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 66 nutrition science majors received their bachelor's degree from Auburn.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nutrition Science section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Nutrition Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science
• Doctorate Degree in Nutrition Science

Online Classes Are Available at Auburn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Auburn offers distance education options for nutrition science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Auburn Nutrition Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition science progam at Auburn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition science major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools	60

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in nutrition science from Auburn. This makes it the #44 most popular school for nutrition science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nutrition science from Auburn in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	58
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn Nutrition Science Master’s Program

Of the 8 nutrition science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Auburn, about 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in nutrition science each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nutrition science master's degree from Auburn, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a master's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in nutrition science. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Interdisciplinary Studies

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Dietitians and Nutritionists	760	$55,580
Biological Scientists	260	$67,200
Dietetic Technicians	190	$33,370
Natural Sciences Managers	170	$112,140
Life Scientists	120	$99,720

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.