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Major Overview for Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General

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Overview for Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General

A general program that focuses on the role of foods and nutrition in human health and wellness. Includes instruction in nutritional care and education, the planning and provision of food services, the development of consumable food products, life-span nutrition and wellness, the principles of nutritional assessment, and food safety and food composition.

Careers for Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Majors

A major in Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA
168
(3.4%)
Moderately Selective$14,721
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
125
(1.5%)
Minimally Selective$14,971
University of Nebraska at Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
81
(2.5%)
Moderately Selective$13,689
Arizona State University at the Polytechnic Campus
Mesa, AZ
69
(9.6%)
Minimally Selective$13,038
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater, OK
68
(1.8%)
Minimally Selective$12,698
University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO
62
(1.3%)
Minimally Selective$15,753
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
58
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$17,046
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
57
(1.3%)
Minimally Selective$16,465
Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN
56
(0.9%)
Minimally Selective$15,996
University of Houston
Houston, TX
52
(1.1%)
Minimally Selective$14,326
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.