Nutrition Science at San Diego State University

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year.

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

SDSU Nutrition Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science
Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science

SDSU Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at SDSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Science. 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 Science Student Demographics at SDSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at San Diego State University.

SDSU Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

81% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	36
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

SDSU Nutrition Science Master’s Program

85% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

If you plan to be a nutrition science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	125

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition science 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 State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Dietitians and Nutritionists	7,930	$74,060
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Dietetic Technicians	5,250	$35,250
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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