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Nutrition Science at California State University - Northridge

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Nutrition Science at California State University - Northridge

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

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science

CSUN Nutrition Science Rankings

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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 Master’s Program

77% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% 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.

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In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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