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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Hunter College

If you are interested in studying food, nutrition and related services, you may want to check out the program at Hunter College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 nutrition majors received their bachelor's degree from Hunter.

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.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at Hunter 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 Hunter 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
10
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools 30
45
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 53
Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools 71
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools 80

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from Hunter. This makes it the #21 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Hunter Nutrition Graduates

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hunter is $25,772. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,474 for all nutrition students.

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Nutrition Student Demographics at Hunter

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at Hunter College.

80% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Hunter since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

88% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in nutrition from Hunter in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 NY, the home state for Hunter College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 47,640 $41,510
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 16,180 $34,800
Food Service Managers 8,850 $77,760
Dietitians and Nutritionists 4,710 $68,050
Dietetic Technicians 1,090 $41,620

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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