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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at San Diego Mesa College

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at San Diego Mesa College

Every food, nutrition and 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 San Diego Mesa College stacks up to those at other schools.

San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and approximately 20,693 students attend the school each year.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Nutrition

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Nutrition Student Demographics at San Diego Mesa College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at San Diego Mesa College.

57% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of nutrition associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nutrition only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at San Diego Mesa College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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San Diego Mesa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nutrition graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego Mesa College with a associate's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 CA, the home state for San Diego Mesa College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 93,570 $37,230
Food Service Managers 37,030 $57,920
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 29,470 $35,680
Dietitians and Nutritionists 7,930 $74,060
Dietetic Technicians 5,250 $35,250

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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