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Nutrition Science at University of Florida

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Nutrition Science at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. In 2021, 118 nutrition science majors received their bachelor's degree from UF.

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.

UF Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

UF Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at UF 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.

How Much Do Nutrition Science Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of nutrition science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $16,602. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,265 for all nutrition science students.

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Nutrition Science Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nutrition science from UF. About 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UF also has a doctoral program available in nutrition science. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2,860 $61,710
Biological Scientists 1,770 $71,200
Dietetic Technicians 1,600 $28,410
Biological Science Professors 1,590 $90,750
Life Scientists 140 $91,970

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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