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Nutrition & Food Science

What we eat and how it affects health, plus the science of producing and processing food.

Who it suits

RIASEC
ISR
  • Thinker: analysing, researching, figuring out why
  • Helper: teaching, caring, supporting people
  • Builder: hands-on, tools, machines, outdoors

Students here tend to be a bit more organised than average.

Builds on

Biology ●●●Chemistry ●●●

Typically offers

Helping people

Where it leads

Dietitian · Food scientist · Nutritionist · Product developer (food)

US median earnings, one year after a bachelor’s
$32,388
College Scorecard, US Department of Education

1,040 programmes tracked

🇺🇸 United States 383🇫🇷 France 189🇩🇪 Germany 188🇦🇺 Australia 148🇫🇮 Finland 80🇦🇹 Austria 36🇨🇭 Switzerland 16

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