Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Delaware

If you plan to study food, nutrition and related services, take a look at what University of Delaware has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from UD.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food, Nutrition & Related Services section at the bottom of this page.

UD Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

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

UD Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition programs across the country. The following shows how UD performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition major at UD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food, Nutrition & Related Services. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from UD. This makes it the #46 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UD Nutrition Graduates

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $38,909. This is 28% higher than $30,474, which is the national average for all nutrition bachelor's degree recipients.

Nutrition Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nutrition from UD in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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

UD Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in nutrition from UD. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UD, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD also has a doctoral program available in nutrition. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Human Development & Family Studies
• Textile & Apparel Studies

Careers That Nutrition Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	3,250	$41,830
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	2,650	$32,620
Food Service Managers	510	$76,040
Dietitians and Nutritionists	200	$64,590
Dietetic Technicians	100	$32,030

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.