Nutrition Sciences at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year.

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.

University of Arizona Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at University of Arizona 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 University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% 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 University of Arizona since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition sciences at University of Arizona are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in nutrition sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	85
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

University of Arizona 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,390	$55,060
Dietetic Technicians	1,350	$28,250
Natural Sciences Managers	1,060	$101,790
Biological Science Professors	800	$99,960
Biological Scientists	570	$83,680

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 Msr69er under License

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