Nutrition Science at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

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 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and approximately 30,014 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,526 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona in 2021, 93 of them were nutrition science majors.

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.

Cal Poly Pomona Nutrition Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science

Cal Poly Pomona Nutrition Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition science programs across the country. The following shows how Cal Poly Pomona performed in these rankings.

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 Cal Poly Pomona 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 Schools	26

Earnings of Cal Poly Pomona Nutrition Science Graduates

The median salary of nutrition science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal Poly Pomona is $25,653. This is less than $29,265, which is the national average of all nutrition science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at Cal Poly Pomona

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Cal Poly Pomona Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nutrition science from Cal Poly Pomona in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal Poly Pomona since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Cal Poly Pomona also has a doctoral program available in nutrition science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Science, Technology & Society

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 CA, the home state for California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Dietitians and Nutritionists	7,930	$74,060
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Dietetic Technicians	5,250	$35,250
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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 Victorrocha under License

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