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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech

If you are interested in studying food, nutrition & related services, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Tech. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 students attend the school each year.

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.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
  • Master’s 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.

100% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Virginia Tech, 67% 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 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The following nutrition concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 8

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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