Nutrition Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you plan to study nutrition sciences, take a look at what The University of Tennessee - Knoxville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 30,559.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nutrition Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UT Knoxville Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Sciences. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition sciences, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition sciences at UT Knoxville 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in nutrition sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Knoxville Nutrition Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nutrition sciences master's degree from UT Knoxville, 73% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in nutrition sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Nutrition Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,050	$55,120
Biological Science Professors	890	$89,030
Dietetic Technicians	850	$25,490
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Biological Scientists	370	$67,690

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 Nightryder84 under License

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