by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nutrition Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nutrition Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Boston University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nutrition science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $812 | $812 |
The median early career salary of nutrition science students who receive their master’s degree from Boston U is $47,293 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $43,388.
Online degrees for the Boston U nutrition science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.6% of the nutrition science students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 87.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nutrition science at Boston U in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Nutrition Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nutrition science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Systems Theory | 27 |
| Historic Preservation | 3 |
*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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