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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The University of Alabama

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 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

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Student Demographics at UA

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

98% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 86 students who graduated with a master’s in nutrition from UA in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UA, 85% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 73
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 17,190 $31,600
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 11,080 $22,100
Food Service Managers 2,380 $58,590
Dietitians and Nutritionists 760 $55,580
Dietetic Technicians 190 $33,370

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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