Nutrition Sciences at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and has a total student population of 27,691.

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.

USU Nutrition Sciences Degrees Available

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

USU Nutrition Sciences Rankings

The nutrition sciences major at USU 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition sciences, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Sciences Student Demographics at USU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition sciences majors at Utah State University.

USU Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of nutrition sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% 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 USU since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition sciences at USU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's in nutrition sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USU Nutrition Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nutrition sciences master's degree from USU, 100% 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 Utah State University with a master's in nutrition sciences.

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

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 UT, the home state for Utah State University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Natural Sciences Managers	1,200	$99,810
Dietetic Technicians	810	$26,220
Dietitians and Nutritionists	700	$56,390
Biological Science Professors	550	$117,940
Biological Scientists	270	$74,290

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 Cory Maylett under License

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