General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
2,613
declining 16.5%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,207
declining 3.39%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$37,896
growing 5.72%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies degree recipients are Blacksburg, VA, Lincoln, NE, and Scottsdale, AZ. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies degree recipients are Jefferson City, MO, Bluffton, OH, and Framingham, MA. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies is a bachelors degree.

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies and the types of students that study this field. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University awards the most degrees in General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies in the US.

Tuition costs for General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies majors are, on average, $7,207 for in-state public colleges, and $37,896 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies programs are false institutions (N/A total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,826 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies (2022)
  1. 266 degrees awarded
  2. 185 degrees awarded
  3. 147 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (1,826 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,207
Median In-State Public
$37,896
Median Out of State Private

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has the most General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies degree recipients, with 266 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies
  1. 266 degrees awarded
  2. 202 degrees awarded
  3. 185 degrees awarded

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
  1. 300%
  2. 300%
  3. 200%

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Human Sciences in the United States.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Human Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Human Sciences (1,510 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Human Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (78.9%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    1,510 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    416 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    221 degrees awarded

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    719 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    209 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American Female
    108 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies.

White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Mexico
    5,652 degree recipients
  2. India
    4,743 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    3,764 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Liberia
    3.4 times more than expected
  2. Uganda
    3.4 times more than expected
  3. Kenya
    3.24 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Liberia that hold Human Sciences degrees (3.4 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (5,652 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Food, Nutrition, & Wellness Studies majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Quality Control Analysis, and Management of Material Resources.

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