Nutrition Sciences at Metropolitan State University of Denver

If you plan to study nutrition sciences, 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 approximately 19,086 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nutrition Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

MSU Denver Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences

MSU Denver Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at MSU Denver is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Sciences. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical nutrition sciences 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 sciences 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 sciences 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 sciences.

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 Sciences Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a nutrition sciences 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 sciences.

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

Careers That Nutrition Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition sciences 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
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

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