Nutrition Schools In Colorado
Colorado has 4 accredited nutrition schools where nutrition faculty who teach nutrition classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in nutrition in the state of Colorado, which encompasses nutrition training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Nutrition
- Masters degree in Nutrition
- PhD degree in Nutrition
Schools
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Statistics
Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Nutrition Employment
| Colorado | 1,330 |
| National | 77,400 |
Approximately 2% of the country's nutrition professionals work in Colorado state.
Employment Growth for Nutrition professionals In Colorado
| 1,350 | 1,210 | 1,070 | 1,110 | 1,330 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of nutrition professionals is shrinking in Colorado. There were 20 less nutrition professionals working in Colorado in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of nutrition professionals has shrunk by 1%. This is slower than the trend for nutrition professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of nutrition professionals has grown by 2% between 2006 and 2010.
Nutrition VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $33,115 | $34,250 | $33,840 | $36,185 | $36,865 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nutrition
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of nutrition professionals is declining, the salaries paid to nutrition professionals are increasing in Colorado. Nutrition professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $33,115 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $36,865 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Nutrition professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$22,810 |
25th percentile |
$29,700 |
50th percentile |
$36,320 |
75th percentile |
$43,780 |
90th percentile |
$52,050 |
Thus, nutrition professionals' salaries grew by 10% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 128% pay differential between the highest paid nutrition professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of nutrition in Colorado.
Average Salaries for Nutrition professionals and related professions in Colorado
Nursing |
$63,110 |
Nutrition |
$36,865 |
Nutrition professionals in Colorado earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Nutrition programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
5 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 7 |
As the number of nutrition professionals is decreasing in Colorado state, the number of students graduating from the 4 accredited nutrition schools in Colorado state is increasing. In 2006, 187 students graduated from nutrition courses in Colorado. And in 2010, 272 students graduated.
Thus there was a 45% percent increase in the number of nutrition school degree or certificate graduates in Colorado. 71% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in nutrition.