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 East Carolina University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at ECU was $1,119 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $297 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,749 | $17,898 |
| Fees | $2,787 | $2,787 |
The median early career salary of nutrition students who receive their master’s degree from ECU is $53,358 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $49,388.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that ECU offers online option in its nutrition master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 87.5% of the nutrition students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 87.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the nutrition master’s degrees at ECU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food & Nutrition | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to food, nutrition and related services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Development & Family Studies | 17 |
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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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