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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at James Madison University

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at James Madison University

What traits are you looking for in a nutrition school? To help you decide if James Madison University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nutrition program.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594. In 2021, 25 nutrition majors received their bachelor's degree from JMU.

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 JMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition major at JMU 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 Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 52

Nutrition Student Demographics at JMU

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

84% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition from JMU. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at JMU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

JMU 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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 27,380 $37,070
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 7,850 $29,400
Food Service Managers 3,280 $65,800
Dietitians and Nutritionists 1,440 $61,550
Dietetic Technicians 410 $32,430

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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