Basic Certificates in Nutrition Sciences

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 37% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Nutrition Sciences Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 99 people earned their basic certificate in nutrition sciences. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nutrition sciences at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	3,456
Master’s Degree	1,636
Doctor’s Degree	178
Graduate Certificate	131
Basic Certificate	99
Associate Degree	14

Earnings of Nutrition Sciences Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in nutrition sciences. About 91.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	8
Women	91

The racial-ethnic distribution of nutrition sciences basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By division, CSIRO under License

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