Nutrition Science at Seattle Pacific University

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

SPU is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 3,601. Of the 689 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seattle Pacific University in 2021, 16 of them were nutrition science majors.

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.

SPU Nutrition Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science

SPU Nutrition Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition science programs across the country. The following shows how SPU performed in these rankings.

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 science major at SPU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at SPU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at Seattle Pacific University.

SPU Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nutrition science from SPU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science at SPU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

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 WA, the home state for Seattle Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,450	$65,110
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Dietetic Technicians	490	$38,410

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
• Image Credit: By Westlake78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.