Nutrition Sciences at University of Central Oklahoma

Every nutrition sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition sciences program at University of Central Oklahoma stacks up to those at other schools.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year.

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.

UCO Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCO Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at UCO 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.

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition sciences 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 sciences.

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 Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of nutrition sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in nutrition sciences 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 sciences.

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

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 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.