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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Missouri - Columbia

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Missouri - Columbia

What traits are you looking for in a nutrition school? To help you decide if University of Missouri - Columbia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nutrition program.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Mizzou.

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.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mizzou offers distance education options for nutrition at the following degree levels:

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at Mizzou compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition major at Mizzou 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
34
Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools 49

Earnings of Mizzou Nutrition Graduates

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mizzou is $25,832. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,474 for all nutrition students.

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Nutrition Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

69% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Mizzou. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Mizzou since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 36
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 18,830 $34,010
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 13,610 $24,900
Food Service Managers 2,820 $53,390
Dietitians and Nutritionists 1,440 $54,030
Dietetic Technicians 1,070 $23,470

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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