Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Middle Tennessee State University

Every food, nutrition & related services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition program at Middle Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,080.

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.

Middle Tennessee State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

Middle Tennessee State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

The nutrition major at Middle Tennessee State University 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.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Middle Tennessee State University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Middle Tennessee State University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Food, Nutrition & Related Services

If you plan to be a nutrition 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 Middle Tennessee State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition	51

Related Majors

• Textile & Apparel Studies
• Family & Consumer Economics

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 TN, the home state for Middle Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	20,270	$32,420
Food Service Managers	10,030	$47,240
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	9,800	$25,580
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,050	$55,120
Dietetic Technicians	850	$25,490

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 MTSUGoRaidersGo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.