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Human Nutrition at South Dakota State University

Human Nutrition at South Dakota State University

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

South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and has a total student population of 11,405.

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

South Dakota State Human Nutrition Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Nutrition
  • Master’s Degree in Human Nutrition

South Dakota State Human Nutrition Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in human nutrition, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Human Nutrition Student Demographics at South Dakota State

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

South Dakota State Human Nutrition Master’s Program

78% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of human nutrition master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 10% men graduate in human nutrition each year. South Dakota State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a human nutrition master's degree from South Dakota State, 72% 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 human nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Human Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in human 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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