Nutrition Science at California State University - Los Angeles

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 University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition science from Cal State LA.

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 State LA Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at Cal State LA 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.

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

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nutrition science from Cal State LA. About 24% were men and 76% 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 State LA since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Cal State LA Nutrition Science Master’s Program

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

In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Natural Sciences

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 University - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.