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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Sam Houston State University

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Sam Houston State University

What traits are you looking for in a nutrition school? To help you decide if Sam Houston State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nutrition program.

SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and has a total student population of 21,912. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from SHSU.

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.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at SHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition major at SHSU 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.

Ranking Type Rank
28
Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 31
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools 94

Nutrition Student Demographics at SHSU

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

86% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nutrition program at SHSU awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Sam Houston State University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

SHSU also has a doctoral program available in nutrition. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TX, the home state for Sam Houston State University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 84,060 $39,420
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 33,000 $24,770
Food Service Managers 12,180 $61,610
Dietitians and Nutritionists 4,930 $56,550
Dietetic Technicians 2,810 $26,760

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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