Food, Nutrition & Related Services at South Dakota State University

If you are interested in studying food, nutrition and related services, you may want to check out the program at South Dakota State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and approximately 11,405 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

South Dakota State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nutrition
• Doctorate Degree in Nutrition

South Dakota State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in nutrition from South Dakota State in 2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in nutrition each year. South Dakota State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from South Dakota State, 96% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Family & Consumer Economics

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 SD, the home state for South Dakota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	2,570	$26,230
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	1,940	$34,380
Food Service Managers	830	$52,880
Dietitians and Nutritionists	190	$55,680

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.