Nutrition Sciences at University of California - Davis

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

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 Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UC Davis Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at UC Davis 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition sciences, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis 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 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 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 California - Davis with a bachelor's in nutrition sciences.

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 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.

In the nutrition sciences 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 sciences.

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

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 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
• Image Credit: By Bev Sykes under License

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