by our College Data Analytics TeamFood, Nutrition & Related Services is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Benedictine University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nutrition, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Benedictine U was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for nutrition list. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at Benedictine U paid an average of $1,028 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $30,830 | $30,830 |
| Fees | $1,510 | $1,510 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,510 | $1,510 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,956 | $9,956 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,080 | $3,080 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Nutrition students who received their bachelor’s degree at Benedictine U took out an average of $26,500 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $22,894.
nutrition who receive their bachelor’s degree from Benedictine U make an average of $34,420 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $29,838.
Online degrees for the Benedictine U nutrition bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Benedictine U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 86.4% of the nutrition students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.4% of the nutrition bachelor’s degrees at Benedictine U in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food & Nutrition | 21 |
| Foodservice Systems Administration/Management | 1 |
*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.
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