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Food & Nutrition at Lamar University

Food & Nutrition at Lamar University

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

Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and has a total student population of 16,637.

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

Lamar University Food & Nutrition Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Food & Nutrition

Online Classes Are Available at Lamar University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Lamar University offers distance education options for food & nutrition at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Lamar University Food & Nutrition Rankings

Food & Nutrition Student Demographics at Lamar University

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

Lamar University Food & Nutrition Master’s Program

85% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of food & nutrition master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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In the food & nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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 food & nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Food & Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in food & 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
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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