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Nutrition Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Nutrition Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 nutrition science majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Nutrition Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science

SIUC Nutrition Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition science progam at SIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 SIUC 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
49

How Much Do Nutrition Science Graduates from SIUC Make?

The median salary of nutrition science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $22,761. This is less than $29,265, which is the national average of all nutrition science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nutrition Science Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 nutrition science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUC, about 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at SIUC since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Dietetic Technicians 4,440 $25,770
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2,590 $58,020
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

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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