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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Rhode Island

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying food, nutrition & related services, you may want to check out the program at University of Rhode Island. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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 URI 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Student Demographics at URI

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

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

83% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from URI, 67% 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 Rhode Island 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 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Rhode Island. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 7

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 3,470 $42,590
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 1,180 $36,060
Food Service Managers 390 $66,870
Dietitians and Nutritionists 200 $61,870
Dietetic Technicians 80 $43,220

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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