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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas State University

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas State University

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

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.

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

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.

88% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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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.

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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

92% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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