Food & Nutrition at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food & Nutrition section at the bottom of this page.

UNL Food & Nutrition Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food & Nutrition
• Master’s Degree in Food & Nutrition

UNL Food & Nutrition Rankings

The food & nutrition major at UNL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food & Nutrition. 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.

Food & Nutrition Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of food & nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical food & 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.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food & 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 food & nutrition.

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

UNL Food & Nutrition Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a food & 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 food & nutrition.

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

Related Majors

Careers That Food & Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in food & 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
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By (NONE LISTED, JUST A WEBSITE) www.mawhamba.net under License

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