Nutrition Schools In Alabama
Alabama has 13 accredited nutrition schools where nutrition faculty who teach nutrition classes can find employment. The trends in Alabama's nutrition academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below. Academia in nutrition includes nutrition training at the following levels:
- Nutrition Certificate
- Associates degree in Nutrition
- Bachelors degree in Nutrition
- Masters degree in Nutrition
- PhD degree in Nutrition
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Alabama Vs. National Nutrition Employment
| Alabama | 750 |
| National | 77,400 |
Of all of the nutrition professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Alabama state.
Employment Growth for Nutrition professionals In Alabama
| 890 | 800 | 920 | 800 | 750 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Alabama, nutrition is a shrinking field. There were 140 less nutrition professionals working in Alabama in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Alabama, this field has shrunk by 16% in four years. This decline is faster than the national trend for nutrition professionals which shows a 2% increase in the number of nutrition professionals working around the nation.
Nutrition VS. All Professions salaries in Alabama
| $34,330 | $37,350 | $36,870 | $37,605 | $40,550 |
| $39,917 | $41,500 | $42,923 | $44,323 | $46,099 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nutrition
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to nutrition professionals are growing in Alabama. Nutrition professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,330 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $40,550 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Nutrition professionals in Alabama
10th percentile |
$24,670 |
25th percentile |
$29,985 |
50th percentile |
$40,710 |
75th percentile |
$48,595 |
90th percentile |
$60,045 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 15%. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Alabama state, within the field of nutrition, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid nutrition professionals earn 143% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Nutrition professionals and related professions in Alabama
Nursing |
$50,655 |
Nutrition |
$40,550 |
In Alabama, nutrition professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Nutrition programs available for each degree type for all schools in Alabama
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
6 |
master |
3 |
doctor |
2 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 20 |
The number of students graduating from the 13 accredited nutrition schools in Alabama is increasing. In 2006, 203 students graduated from nutrition courses in Alabama. And in 2010, 252 students graduated.
This represents a 24% increase in the number of nutrition degree or certificate school graduates in Alabama state. 35% of these graduates received an undergraduate certificate in nutrition.