Nutrition Schools In Iowa
Iowa has 5 accredited nutrition schools where nutrition faculty who teach nutrition classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the nutrition academic community in Iowa, and the future trends in nutrition training at the following levels:
- Nutrition Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Nutrition
- Masters degree in Nutrition
- PhD degree in Nutrition
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Iowa Vs. National Nutrition Employment
| Iowa | 950 |
| National | 77,400 |
Approximately 1% of the country's nutrition professionals work in Iowa state.
Employment Growth for Nutrition professionals In Iowa
| 880 | 950 | 860 | 980 | 950 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of nutrition professionals is growing in Iowa. In Iowa, 70 more nutrition professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Iowa, this field has grown by 8% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of nutrition professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of nutrition professionals has grown by 2% from 2006 to 2010.
Nutrition VS. All Professions salaries in Iowa
| $32,340 | $34,350 | $36,695 | $36,230 | $35,975 |
| $40,051 | $42,531 | $43,384 | $44,580 | $45,125 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nutrition
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by nutrition professionals is increasing in Iowa. The mean salary for nutrition professionals in 2006 was $32,340 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $35,975 per year.
Salary percentiles for Nutrition professionals in Iowa
10th percentile |
$25,930 |
25th percentile |
$29,635 |
50th percentile |
$34,825 |
75th percentile |
$41,485 |
90th percentile |
$49,000 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 10%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. Within the field of nutrition, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid nutrition professionals earning 89% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Iowa state.
Average Salaries for Nutrition professionals and related professions in Iowa
Nursing |
$52,642 |
Nutrition |
$35,975 |
In Iowa, nutrition professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Nutrition programs available for each degree type for all schools in Iowa
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 8 |
As the number of nutrition professionals is increasing in Iowa state, the number of students graduating from the 5 accredited nutrition schools in Iowa state is also increasing. In 2006, 58 students graduated from nutrition courses in Iowa. And in 2010, 140 students graduated.
This represents a 141% increase in the number of nutrition degree or certificate school graduates in Iowa state. A majority of these graduates, or 50%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in nutrition.