Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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.

Syracuse Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

The nutrition major at Syracuse 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.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Syracuse Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Food, Nutrition & Related Services

Food, Nutrition & Related Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition	31
Human Nutrition	16

Related Majors

• Human Sciences Business Services
• Human Development & Family Studies

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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	47,640	$41,510
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	16,180	$34,800
Food Service Managers	8,850	$77,760
Dietitians and Nutritionists	4,710	$68,050
Dietetic Technicians	1,090	$41,620

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.