Food, Nutrition & Related Services at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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.

ECU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ECU offers distance education options for nutrition at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

ECU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Nutrition Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Food, Nutrition & Related Services from ECU in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in nutrition each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from ECU, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies
• 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	36,160	$34,360
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	8,620	$25,240
Food Service Managers	5,680	$59,340
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,040	$54,810
Dietetic Technicians	260	$28,100

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.