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

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

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,727 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska - Lincoln in 2021, 163 of them were food, nutrition and related services majors.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
51

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from UNL. This makes it the #30 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nutrition Graduates from UNL Make?

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNL is $28,188. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,474 for all nutrition students.

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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.

71% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 students earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition from UNL. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UNL since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 83% 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 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 135
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

82% Women
Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Food, Nutrition & Related Services from UNL in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UNL, 91% 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 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UNL 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 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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