Nutrition Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086.

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.

MSU Denver Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

MSU Denver Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science at MSU Denver are white. This is above average 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 science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MSU Denver Nutrition Science Master’s Program

85% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a nutrition science master's degree from MSU Denver, 83% 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a master's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

If you plan to be a nutrition science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Metropolitan State University of Denver. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	58

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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,040	$60,500
Biological Science Professors	890	$79,730
Biological Scientists	870	$71,380
Dietetic Technicians	300	$28,660

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
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