Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

UNM Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

UNM Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

Nutrition Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in nutrition from UNM in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UNM, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
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 NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	7,360	$30,030
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	2,460	$25,020
Food Service Managers	990	$55,530
Dietitians and Nutritionists	400	$54,300
Dietetic Technicians	150	$22,900

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.