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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Wayne State University

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Wayne State University

If you plan to study food, nutrition and related services, take a look at what Wayne State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Wayne State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at Wayne State University.

92% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 nutrition majors earned their master's degree from Wayne State. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Wayne State, 69% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 2
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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 30,200 $35,140
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 8,560 $28,410
Food Service Managers 4,590 $61,800
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2,010 $57,000
Dietetic Technicians 1,070 $26,500

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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