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Nutrition Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Nutrition Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

If you are interested in studying nutrition sciences, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and has a total student population of 32,441.

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 Rio Grande Valley Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences

UT Rio Grande Valley Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at UT Rio Grande Valley 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.

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition sciences majors at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

UT Rio Grande Valley Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical nutrition sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Rio Grande Valley since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 0
International Students 0
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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