Nutrition Science at Michigan State University

Every nutrition science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition science program at Michigan State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at Michigan State 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 Michigan State

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

Michigan State Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Michigan State Nutrition Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nutrition science master's degree from Michigan State, 70% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	83

Related Majors

• Museum Studies
• Biological & Physical Science
• Science, Technology & Society
• Computational Science
• Sustainability Science

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,010	$57,000
Natural Sciences Managers	1,570	$113,840
Biological Science Professors	1,240	$91,770
Dietetic Technicians	1,070	$26,500
Biological Scientists	450	$75,110

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.