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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arkansas

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arkansas

What traits are you looking for in a nutrition school? To help you decide if University of Arkansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nutrition program.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,593 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas in 2021, 71 of them were food, nutrition and related services majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition programs across the country. The following shows how UARK 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 major at UARK 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools 12
14
Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools 26

How Much Do Nutrition Graduates from UARK Make?

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at UARK is $34,463. This is 13% higher than $30,474, which is the national average for all nutrition bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nutrition Student Demographics at UARK

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

89% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nutrition program at UARK awarded 71 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at UARK 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 University of Arkansas with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 60
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UARK also has a doctoral program available in nutrition. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 12,190 $29,470
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 6,310 $22,320
Food Service Managers 1,330 $48,760
Dietitians and Nutritionists 500 $58,390
Dietetic Technicians 160 $26,920

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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