Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Tuskegee University

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

Tuskegee is located in Tuskegee, Alabama and approximately 2,747 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

Tuskegee Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

Tuskegee Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

Nutrition Student Demographics at Tuskegee

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

Tuskegee Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in nutrition from Tuskegee in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in nutrition each year. Tuskegee does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

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 Tuskegee University.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.