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Pennsylvania State University - University Park Bachelor’s in Nutrition Science

The main focus area for this major is Nutrition Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nutrition Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nutrition science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Bachelor’s in Nutrition Science

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The nutrition science major at Penn State University Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition Science. 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 Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Nutrition Science 7
Most Focused Colleges for Nutrition Science 43

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nutrition Science from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2018-2019 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Penn State University Park paid an average of $1,437 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $726 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Penn State University Park Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State University Park in Nutrition Science walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 25% higher than the national average of $21,544.

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Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nutrition Science?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park nutrition science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nutrition Science

97 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
83.5% Women
17.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 97 bachelor’s degrees in nutrition science awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 83.5% of the nutrition science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2018-2019. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 82.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.5% of the nutrition science bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 68
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Bachelor’s in Nutrition Science Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

Nutrition Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences 97

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Related Major Annual Graduates
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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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