Nutrition Science at Cornell University

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

Cornell Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at Cornell 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% 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 Cornell since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cornell Nutrition Science Master’s Program

86% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

Nutrition Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	36

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Dietitians and Nutritionists	4,710	$68,050
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Dietetic Technicians	1,090	$41,620
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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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