Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas State University
Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 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.
Texas State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition
Texas State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings
The nutrition major at Texas State 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 Texas State
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at Texas State University.
Texas State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a bachelor's in nutrition.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
White | 22 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Texas State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Texas State, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a master's in nutrition.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Concentrations Within Food, Nutrition & Related Services
The following nutrition concentations are available at Texas State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Food & Nutrition | 75 |
Human Nutrition | 15 |
Related Majors
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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors | 84,060 | $39,420 |
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks | 33,000 | $24,770 |
Food Service Managers | 12,180 | $61,610 |
Dietitians and Nutritionists | 4,930 | $56,550 |
Dietetic Technicians | 2,810 | $26,760 |
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 Billy Hathorn under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.