Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174. Of the 3,157 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University in 2021, 16 of them were food, nutrition and related services majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food, Nutrition & Related Services section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

CWU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at CWU 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 major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food, Nutrition & Related Services. 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 Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nutrition from CWU. This is the #62 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

Nutrition Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nutrition from CWU in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at CWU 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 Central Washington University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies
• General Family & Consumer Sciences
• Human Development & Family Studies

Careers That Nutrition Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	21,740	$41,430
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	10,650	$34,230
Food Service Managers	2,280	$77,970
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,450	$65,110
Dietetic Technicians	490	$38,410

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.