Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Central Arkansas

If you plan to study food, nutrition and related services, take a look at what University of Central Arkansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

UCA Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

Online Classes Are Available at UCA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UCA does offer online education options in nutrition for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UCA Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

Nutrition Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in nutrition from UCA in 2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UCA, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. 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 University of Central Arkansas with a master's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• General Family & Consumer Sciences

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	12,190	$29,470
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	6,310	$22,320
Food Service Managers	1,330	$48,760
Dietitians and Nutritionists	500	$58,390
Dietetic Technicians	160	$26,920

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.