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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech

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 Virginia Tech stacks up to those at other schools.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

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

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

50% Women
Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in nutrition from Virginia Tech in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Virginia Tech, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 27,380 $37,070
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 7,850 $29,400
Food Service Managers 3,280 $65,800
Dietitians and Nutritionists 1,440 $61,550
Dietetic Technicians 410 $32,430

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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