Nutrition Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

If you plan to study nutrition sciences, take a look at what University of Washington - Seattle Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UW Seattle Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences
Master’s Degree in Nutrition Sciences

UW Seattle Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at UW Seattle is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Sciences. 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 sciences, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

79% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical nutrition sciences 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 sciences 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 sciences.

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 Sciences Master’s Program

79% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nutrition sciences master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in nutrition sciences 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 sciences 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 sciences.

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

Careers That Nutrition Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition sciences 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
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