Nutrition Sciences at University of Connecticut

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 Connecticut stacks up to those at other schools.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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.

UCONN Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCONN Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at UCONN 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition sciences, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% 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 UCONN since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition sciences at UCONN are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Connecticut with a bachelor's in nutrition sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCONN Nutrition Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of nutrition sciences master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in nutrition sciences each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 46% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	5
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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Biological Science Professors	1,160	$104,320
Dietitians and Nutritionists	820	$69,610
Natural Sciences Managers	650	$179,200
Dietetic Technicians	390	$31,500
Biological Scientists	150	$93,180

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 Daderot under License

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