Bright outlook
Healthcare practitioners
Dietitians and Nutritionists
- Median pay
- $76,400
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
ProgramsFamily and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP19.05
109 colleges offer Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 109
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $55,633
- median, 4 years after
- Bachelor's debt
- $22,248
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 67
- Associate's
- 107
- Bachelor's
- 109
- Master's
- 83
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- 8
- Doctoral
- 15
- First professional
- 1
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 28
What it covers
About Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
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.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 19.05.
Programs in this field
Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 19.05.
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
- Human Nutrition
- Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 67 | $41,0664 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Associate's | 107 | $47,4464 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 109 | $55,6334 yrs after · 45 colleges | $22,24827 colleges |
| Master's | 83 | $65,7434 yrs after · 23 colleges | $33,66217 colleges |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 8 | $67,4474 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 15 | Not reported | Not reported |
| First professional | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 28 | $60,2061 yr after · 2 colleges | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA · Public · 224 graduates
$74,005
debt $20,500
- 2
Baltimore, MD · Public · 15 graduates
$64,007
debt $27,000
- 3
Stillwater, OK · Public · 83 graduates
$61,369
debt $18,500
- 4
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE · Public · 152 graduates
$61,092
debt $19,648
- 5
New York, NY · Public · 29 graduates
$59,864
debt not reported
- 6
Richmond, KY · Public · 17 graduates
$59,838
debt $19,856
- 7
Harrisonburg, VA · Public · 20 graduates
$59,501
debt not reported
- 8
Framingham, MA · Public · 29 graduates
$59,202
debt $26,000
- 9
Wayne State University-Michigan
Detroit, MI · Public · 64 graduates
$58,871
debt $17,500
- 10
Beaumont, TX · Public · 13 graduates
$58,631
debt not reported
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
Education
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $75,870
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Doctoral or professional degree
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Instructing
- Bright outlook
Management
Food Service Managers
- Median pay
- $69,390
- Outlook
- Faster than average
High school diploma
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Bright outlook
Food service
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- Median pay
- $44,080
- Outlook
- Faster than average
High school diploma
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Coordination
- Monitoring
Healthcare practitioners
Dietetic Technicians
- Median pay
- $37,640
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Associate's degree
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
Food service
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- Median pay
- $37,450
- Outlook
- As fast as average
No formal credential
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
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Questions about Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
How many colleges offer Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services at these degree levels: certificate (67 colleges), associate's (107 colleges), bachelor's (109 colleges), master's (83 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (8 colleges), doctoral (15 colleges), first professional (1 college), graduate/professional certificate (28 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services earn $55,633 a year four years after finishing, across 45 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services graduates earn the most?
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services: $74,005 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.