Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Houston
UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 184 nutrition majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.
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.
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UH Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition
UH Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at UH compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The nutrition major at UH 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 |
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Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools | 58 |
In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from UH. This makes it the #35 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.
How Much Do Nutrition Graduates from UH Make?
The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $23,158. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,474 for all nutrition students.
Nutrition Student Demographics at UH
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at University of Houston.
UH Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor's in nutrition.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 68 |
Black or African American | 13 |
Hispanic or Latino | 50 |
White | 35 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 16 |
UH Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program
In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a master's in nutrition.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 4 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UH also has a doctoral program available in nutrition. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors | 84,060 | $39,420 |
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks | 33,000 | $24,770 |
Food Service Managers | 12,180 | $61,610 |
Dietitians and Nutritionists | 4,930 | $56,550 |
Dietetic Technicians | 2,810 | $26,760 |
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 RJN2 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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