Nutrition Science at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132.

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.

UCO Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

UCO Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at UCO 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.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science at UCO 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 Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCO Nutrition Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in nutrition science each year. UCO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

If you plan to be a nutrition science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Central Oklahoma. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	48

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Gerontology
• Museum Studies
• Computational Science
• Data Science

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Dietitians and Nutritionists	810	$56,100
Dietetic Technicians	710	$24,850
Biological Science Professors	530	$77,940
Natural Sciences Managers	360	$116,160
Biological Scientists	350	$64,200

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.