Nutrition Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

If you plan to study nutrition sciences, take a look at what Rutgers University - New Brunswick has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition sciences, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition sciences majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% 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 Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in nutrition sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Rutgers New Brunswick Nutrition Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nutrition sciences master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

In the nutrition sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a master's in nutrition sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,860	$68,810
Biological Science Professors	1,540	$104,140
Dietetic Technicians	440	$34,760
Biological Scientists	370	$76,330
Life Scientists	300	$85,790

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 Zampromote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.