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Nutrition Science at University of Southern California

Nutrition Science at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Nutrition Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition Science

USC Nutrition Science Rankings

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Nutrition Science Master’s Program

89% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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In the nutrition science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

Nutrition Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Biological Scientists 11,010 $91,340
Dietitians and Nutritionists 7,930 $74,060
Natural Sciences Managers 7,870 $168,790
Dietetic Technicians 5,250 $35,250
Biological Science Professors 4,360 $128,370

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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