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Nutrition Science at Dominican University

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Nutrition Science at Dominican University

What traits are you looking for in a nutrition science school? To help you decide if Dominican University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nutrition science program.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

Dominican U Nutrition Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science

Dominican U Nutrition Science Rankings

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Nutrition Science Master’s Program

95% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nutrition science program at Dominican U awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

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In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Dietetic Technicians 4,440 $25,770
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2,590 $58,020
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

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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