Nutrition Science at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

79% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% 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 UW Seattle since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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	25
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	36
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UW Seattle Nutrition Science Master’s Program

79% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in nutrition science each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nutrition science master's degree from UW Seattle, 68% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

Nutrition Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	107

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

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