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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Wayne State University

If you are interested in studying food, nutrition and related services, you may want to check out the program at Wayne State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Wayne State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food, Nutrition & Related Services section at the bottom of this page.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition programs across the country. The following shows how Wayne State performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food, Nutrition & Related Services. 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 Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools 32
Most Focused Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools 37

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from Wayne State. This makes it the #28 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Wayne State Nutrition Graduates

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $26,542. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,474 for all nutrition students.

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Nutrition Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

75% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Wayne State. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Wayne State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 53
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

92% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in nutrition from Wayne State. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Wayne State, 69% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Wayne State also has a doctoral program available in nutrition. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 30,200 $35,140
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 8,560 $28,410
Food Service Managers 4,590 $61,800
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2,010 $57,000
Dietetic Technicians 1,070 $26,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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