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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The University of Alabama

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study food, nutrition & related services, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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 UA 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Student Demographics at UA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at The University of Alabama.

94% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at UA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 106
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

98% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 2% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UA, 78% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 82
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Food, Nutrition & Related Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Nutrition 251

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 17,190 $31,600
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 11,080 $22,100
Food Service Managers 2,380 $58,590
Dietitians and Nutritionists 760 $55,580
Dietetic Technicians 190 $33,370

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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