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Nutrition Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Nutrition Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every nutrition science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition science program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in nutrition science.

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

UIUC Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

UIUC Nutrition Science Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition science majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Nutrition Science Master’s Program

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 nutrition science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 15% men graduate in nutrition science each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in nutrition science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Dietetic Technicians 4,440 $25,770
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2,590 $58,020
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

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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