by our College Data Analytics TeamFood, Nutrition & Related Services is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Sam Houston State 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 bachelor's program at SHSU was ranked #67 on College Factual's Best Schools for nutrition list. It is also ranked #8 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for SHSU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SHSU paid an average of $653 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $244 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,856 | $15,672 |
| Fees | $2,880 | $2,880 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,380 | $1,380 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,670 | $9,670 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,866 | $3,866 |
Learn more about SHSU tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SHSU is $29,685 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $29,838.
SHSU does not offer an online option for its nutrition bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SHSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.2% of the nutrition students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.1%.
Around 23.5% of nutrition bachelor’s degree recipients at SHSU 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 | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 1 |
| 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 | 13 |
| Foodservice Systems Administration/Management | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to food, nutrition and related services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Family & Consumer Sciences | 15 |
View All Food, Nutrition & Related Services Related Majors >
*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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