Nutrition Science at Texas Christian University

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

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and approximately 11,379 students attend the school each year.

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.

TCU Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

TCU Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at TCU 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.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at TCU

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

TCU Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science at TCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCU Nutrition Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nutrition science master's degree from TCU, 63% 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 Texas Christian University with a master's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

If you plan to be a nutrition science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Christian University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	19

Related Majors

• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Natural Sciences

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 TX, the home state for Texas Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Dietitians and Nutritionists	4,930	$56,550
Biological Science Professors	4,470	$99,940
Dietetic Technicians	2,810	$26,760
Natural Sciences Managers	2,620	$127,270
Biological Scientists	2,100	$80,900

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 Amymay52 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.