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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Bridgeport

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Bridgeport

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

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,155.

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.

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition

Nutrition Student Demographics at UBridgeport

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

89% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UBridgeport, 79% 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 University of Bridgeport with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 56
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

If you plan to be a nutrition major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Bridgeport. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Nutrition 86

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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 8,640 $42,050
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 3,360 $38,580
Food Service Managers 1,310 $75,130
Dietitians and Nutritionists 820 $69,610
Dietetic Technicians 390 $31,500

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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