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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Southern Mississippi

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Southern Mississippi

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 Southern Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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.

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition

Nutrition Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

93% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Southern Miss, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern Mississippi with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Food, Nutrition & Related Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 11

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 9,490 $30,180
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 7,180 $20,460
Food Service Managers 2,000 $48,570
Dietitians and Nutritionists 460 $51,690
Dietetic Technicians 140 $25,630

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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