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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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

IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 10,037. Of the 1,834 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus in 2021, 24 of them were food, nutrition and related services majors.

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

Online Classes Are Available at IUP

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition programs across the country. The following shows how IUP performed in these rankings.

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 IUP 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
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools 9
Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from IUP. This makes it the #10 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nutrition Graduates from IUP Make?

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUP is $27,482. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,474 for all nutrition students.

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Nutrition Student Demographics at IUP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

88% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition from IUP. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at IUP are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

89% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in nutrition from IUP. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from IUP, 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

IUP 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 PA, the home state for Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 37,440 $38,570
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 15,960 $29,180
Food Service Managers 6,010 $66,680
Dietitians and Nutritionists 3,310 $56,440
Dietetic Technicians 1,220 $30,080

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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