Nutrition Science at University of Northern Colorado

If you plan to study nutrition science, take a look at what University of Northern Colorado has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and approximately 11,460 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 nutrition science majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Northern Colorado.

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

University of Northern Colorado Nutrition Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science

University of Northern Colorado Nutrition Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition science progam at University of Northern Colorado 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 science major at University of Northern Colorado is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Science. 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
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools	56
	63

Earnings of University of Northern Colorado Nutrition Science Graduates

The median salary of nutrition science students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Northern Colorado is $23,468. This is less than $29,265, which is the national average of all nutrition science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at University of Northern Colorado

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at University of Northern Colorado.

University of Northern Colorado Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science at University of Northern Colorado are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Northern Colorado also has a doctoral program available in nutrition science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sustainability Science
• International Studies

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Northern Colorado.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Natural Sciences Managers	1,230	$141,750
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,040	$60,500
Biological Science Professors	890	$79,730
Biological Scientists	870	$71,380
Dietetic Technicians	300	$28,660

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.