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Nutrition Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Nutrition Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every nutrition science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition science program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received their master's degree in nutrition science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nutrition Science section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

Columbia Nutrition Science Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Nutrition Science Master’s Program

70% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 nutrition science majors earned their master's degree from Columbia. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in nutrition science each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in nutrition science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 23
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Dietitians and Nutritionists 4,710 $68,050
Biological Science Professors 4,590 $102,800
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460
Dietetic Technicians 1,090 $41,620
Biological Scientists 690 $89,000

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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