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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Lamar University

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Lamar University

Every food, nutrition and related services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition program at Lamar University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 16,637 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received their master's degree in nutrition.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition

Nutrition Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

77% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 57 nutrition students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lamar University, about 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in nutrition each year. Lamar University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TX, the home state for Lamar University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 84,060 $39,420
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 33,000 $24,770
Food Service Managers 12,180 $61,610
Dietitians and Nutritionists 4,930 $56,550
Dietetic Technicians 2,810 $26,760

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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