Nutrition Science at California State University - Northridge

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying nutrition science, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Northridge. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUN Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

CSUN Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at CSUN 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.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

75% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CSUN Nutrition Science Master’s Program

78% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in nutrition science each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

Nutrition Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	13

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 - Northridge.

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
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