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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at George Mason University

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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received their master's degree in nutrition.

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

GMU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition

GMU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

Nutrition Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

89% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 nutrition majors earned their master's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in nutrition each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from GMU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 21% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Dietitians and Nutritionists 1,440 $61,550
Dietetic Technicians 410 $32,430

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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