Nutrition Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Nutrition major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Health, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Health, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
Food Service Managers
SOC: 11-9051
Occupation: Food Service Managers
$65,310
244,230
N/A
N/A
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
SOC: 25-1192
Occupation: Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
$77,280
2,630
N/A
N/A
Dietitians and Nutritionists
SOC: 29-1031
Occupation: Dietitians and Nutritionists
$73,850
76,570
N/A
N/A
Dietetic Technicians
SOC: 29-2051
Occupation: Dietetic Technicians
$37,040
29,950
N/A
N/A
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
SOC: 35-1012
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$42,010
1,187,460
N/A
N/A
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
SOC: 35-2012
Occupation: Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
$36,450
448,260
N/A
N/A

Colleges offering Nutrition

Texas A & M University-College Station

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$22k

Earnings

$64k

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$23k

Earnings

$71k

University of Maryland-College Park

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$16k

Earnings

$69k

Cornell University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$27k

Earnings

$91k

Northeastern University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$35k

Earnings

$82k