Nutrition Science at Dominican University

If you plan to study nutrition science, take a look at what Dominican University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189.

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.

Dominican U Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

Dominican U Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at Dominican U 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 Dominican U

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

Dominican U Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Dominican U Nutrition Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

The following nutrition science concentations are available at Dominican University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dominican University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	31

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Dispute Resolution
• Biological & Physical Science
• Natural Sciences

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 IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Dietetic Technicians	4,440	$25,770
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,590	$58,020
Biological Science Professors	2,530	$78,400
Natural Sciences Managers	1,950	$118,480
Biological Scientists	590	$84,180

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 HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.