Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Houston

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

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.

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
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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 184 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in nutrition from UH. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

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
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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 nutrition majors earned their master's degree from UH. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

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
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.

Related Majors

• Human Sciences Business Services
• Human Development & Family 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 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.