Nutrition Science at University of California - Davis

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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

UC Davis Nutrition Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science
Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science

UC Davis Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at UC Davis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Science. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Davis since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Davis with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	21
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UC Davis Nutrition Science Master’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

The following nutrition science concentations are available at University of California - Davis. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	153

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Davis.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Dietitians and Nutritionists	7,930	$74,060
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Dietetic Technicians	5,250	$35,250
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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
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