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Food & Nutrition at Samford University

Food & Nutrition at Samford University

If you plan to study food & nutrition, take a look at what Samford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and approximately 5,729 students attend the school each year.

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

Samford Food & Nutrition Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Food & Nutrition
  • Master’s Degree in Food & Nutrition

Online Classes Are Available at Samford

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Samford does offer online courses in food & nutrition for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Samford Food & Nutrition Rankings

The food & nutrition major at Samford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food & Nutrition. 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.

Food & Nutrition Student Demographics at Samford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the food & nutrition majors at Samford University.

Samford Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of food & nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food & nutrition at Samford are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Samford Food & Nutrition Master’s Program

91% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of food & nutrition master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a food & nutrition master's degree from Samford, 82% 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 Samford University with a master's in food & nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Food & Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in food & 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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Dietitians and Nutritionists 760 $55,580
Dietetic Technicians 190 $33,370

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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