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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year.

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
  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition

The nutrition major at UNL 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.

Nutrition Student Demographics at UNL

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

66% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at UNL 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 122
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in nutrition each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UNL, 60% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

The following nutrition concentations are available at University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 174

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 6,630 $30,690
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 3,890 $26,950
Food Service Managers 1,490 $46,220
Dietitians and Nutritionists 620 $55,900
Dietetic Technicians 220 $32,740

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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