by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Food & Nutrition. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Food, Nutrition & Related Services is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at James Madison University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nutrition, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The nutrition major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for JMU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at JMU paid an average of $804 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $241 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,250 | $23,564 |
| Fees | $5,080 | $5,666 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,348 | $11,348 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,020 | $4,020 |
Learn more about JMU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at JMU in Nutrition walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 10% lower than the national average of $22,894.
Online degrees for the JMU 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 JMU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nutrition in 2019-2020, 91.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.1%.
Around 23.5% of nutrition bachelor’s degree recipients at JMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food & Nutrition | 34 |
*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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