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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Simmons University

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Simmons University

What traits are you looking for in a nutrition school? To help you decide if Simmons University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nutrition program.

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Simmons.

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.

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

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition major at Simmons is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food, Nutrition & Related Services. 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 Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduate Certificate Schools 1
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools 6
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 79

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from Simmons. This makes it the #7 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Simmons

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

100% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Simmons.

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

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

97% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nutrition program at Simmons awarded 39 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Simmons, 72% 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 Simmons University with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 18,750 $42,270
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 7,460 $37,300
Food Service Managers 6,270 $68,770
Dietitians and Nutritionists 1,880 $64,860
Dietetic Technicians 1,830 $36,540

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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