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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Georgia Southern University

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Georgia Southern University

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

GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and has a total student population of 26,949. In 2021, 18 nutrition majors received their bachelor's degree from GaSou.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at GaSou 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 GaSou 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
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 62

Nutrition Student Demographics at GaSou

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

89% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 nutrition students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from GaSou, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at GaSou are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Georgia Southern University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

GaSou 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 33,750 $29,940
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 9,810 $26,160
Food Service Managers 9,250 $52,660
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2,200 $54,550
Dietetic Technicians 260 $27,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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