Nutrition Science at Texas Woman’s University

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

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and approximately 16,433 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition science from TWU.

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.

TWU Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at TWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? TWU offers distance education options for nutrition science at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

TWU Nutrition Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition science programs across the country. The following shows how TWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition science major at TWU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Nutrition Science Schools	9
	12
	27
Best Nutrition Science Schools	43

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in nutrition science from TWU. This makes it the #5 most popular school for nutrition science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of TWU Nutrition Science Graduates

The median salary of nutrition science students who receive their bachelor's degree at TWU is $27,414. This is less than $29,265, which is the national average of all nutrition science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at TWU

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

TWU Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 nutrition science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from TWU, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Woman's University with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

TWU Nutrition Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a nutrition science master's degree from TWU, 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 Woman's University with a master's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TWU also has a doctoral program available in nutrition science. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 Woman's 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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.