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Basic Certificate in Food, Nutrition & Related Services

Basic Certificates in Food, Nutrition & Related Services

371 Yearly Graduations
65% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 57% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 2.2% of nutrition graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Nutrition Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 371 people earned their basic certificate in nutrition. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nutrition at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 2,117
Master’s Degree 1,093
Basic Certificate 371
Associate Degree 327
Graduate Certificate 72
Doctor’s Degree 20
Undergraduate Certificate 14

Earnings of Nutrition Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for nutrition majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for nutrition majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in nutrition. About 65.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 129
Women 242
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nutrition basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 31
Black or African American 51
Hispanic or Latino 105
White 133
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 43
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to nutrition that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Family Studies 15,810
Textile & Apparel Studies 144
General Family & Consumer Sciences 64
Housing 59
Human Sciences Business Services 29

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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