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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Every food, nutrition & 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 New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 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 UNM 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 UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

67% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

86% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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 10
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

If you plan to be a nutrition major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 33

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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 7,360 $30,030
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 2,460 $25,020
Food Service Managers 990 $55,530
Dietitians and Nutritionists 400 $54,300
Dietetic Technicians 150 $22,900

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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