Nutrition Science at University of the District of Columbia

What traits are you looking for in a nutrition science school? To help you decide if University of the District of Columbia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nutrition science program.

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 3,725 students attend the school each year.

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 the District of Columbia Nutrition Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science

University of the District of Columbia Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at University of the District of Columbia 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.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at University of the District of Columbia

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

University of the District of Columbia Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at University of the District of Columbia since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 the District of Columbia with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

Nutrition Science 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 the District of Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	13

Related Majors

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 DC, the home state for University of the District of Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$132,310
Biological Scientists	520	$104,460
Dietitians and Nutritionists	400	$65,490
Biological Science Professors	390	$142,760
Dietetic Technicians	100	$30,650

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 Matthew Bisanz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.