Nutrition Sciences at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nutrition Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Syracuse Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at Syracuse is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Sciences. 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 Sciences Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical nutrition sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition sciences 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 sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Syracuse Nutrition Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of nutrition sciences master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in nutrition sciences each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nutrition sciences master's degree from Syracuse, 57% 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 Syracuse University with a master's in nutrition sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Nutrition Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition sciences 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
Dietitians and Nutritionists	4,710	$68,050
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Dietetic Technicians	1,090	$41,620
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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.