Nutrition Science at San Jose State University

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying nutrition science, you may want to check out the program at San Jose State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at San Jose State 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 San Jose State

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

San Jose State Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% 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 San Jose State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	40
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

San Jose State Nutrition Science Master’s Program

94% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

Nutrition Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	85

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 Jose 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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