Nutrition Science at Texas Tech University

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every nutrition science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition science program at Texas Tech University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

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.

Texas Tech Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at Texas Tech 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas Tech since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Tech University with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas Tech Nutrition Science Master’s Program

92% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	32
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

The following nutrition science concentations are available at Texas Tech University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	106

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 Tech 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
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