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Nutrition Science at San Jose State University

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Nutrition Science at San Jose State University

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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

San Jose State Nutrition Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science

San Jose State Nutrition Science Rankings

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Nutrition Science Master’s Program

86% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 nutrition science majors earned their master's degree from San Jose State. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition science master's degree from San Jose State, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 CA, the home state for San Jose State University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Dietitians and Nutritionists 7,930 $74,060
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Dietetic Technicians 5,250 $35,250
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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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