Nutrition Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Every nutrition science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition science program at University of Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. In 2021, 90 nutrition science majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle Nutrition Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Science
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science

UW Seattle Nutrition Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition science progam at UW Seattle compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition science major at UW Seattle 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
Most Popular Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in nutrition science from UW Seattle. This makes it the #22 most popular school for nutrition science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	24
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UW Seattle Nutrition Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students earned a master's degree in nutrition science from UW Seattle. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a nutrition science master's degree from UW Seattle, 82% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in nutrition science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Seattle 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
• Museum Studies
• Sustainability Science
• Behavioral Science
• Human Computer Interaction

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Natural Sciences Managers	1,810	$153,600
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,450	$65,110
Biological Scientists	1,270	$85,200
Biological Science Professors	1,060	$85,990
Dietetic Technicians	490	$38,410

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.