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 University of Arkansas. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nutrition, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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 bachelor's program at UARK was ranked #31 on College Factual's Best Schools for nutrition list. It is also ranked #1 in Arkansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UARK.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UARK paid an average of $802 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $252 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,568 | $24,056 |
| Fees | $1,816 | $1,816 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,330 | $11,330 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,362 | $4,362 |
Learn more about UARK tuition and fees.
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 UARK took out an average of $23,564 in student loans. That is 3% higher than the national average of $22,894.
The median early career salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UARK is $33,993 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $29,838.
UARK 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 UARK Online Learning page.
Women made up around 87.9% 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 19.0% of the nutrition bachelor’s degrees at UARK in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 46 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food & Nutrition | 58 |
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 | 3 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 67 |
| Textile & Apparel Studies | 84 |
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*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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