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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Western Michigan University

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Western Michigan University

Every food, nutrition and related services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. Of the 3,747 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 6 of them were food, nutrition and related services majors.

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at WMU 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 major at WMU 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
Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 6
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools 43

Nutrition Student Demographics at WMU

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

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 65% more men than average.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WMU also has a doctoral program available in nutrition. In 2021, 0 student 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 Western Michigan 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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