Nutrition Schools In Kansas
There are 9 accredited nutrition schools in Kansas for faculty who teach nutrition classes to choose from. The trends in Kansas' 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
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Kansas Vs. National Nutrition Employment
| Kansas | 560 |
| National | 77,400 |
Of all of the nutrition professionals that work in the US, approximately 1% work in Kansas state.
Employment Growth for Nutrition professionals In Kansas
| 1,110 | 650 | 600 | 570 | 560 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of nutrition professionals is shrinking in Kansas. There were 550 less nutrition professionals working in Kansas in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 50% decline in the field. This decline 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 Kansas
| $36,880 | $34,690 | $35,865 | $35,375 | $35,960 |
| $41,394 | $43,120 | $44,217 | $45,570 | $46,014 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nutrition
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Kansas, as the number of nutrition professionals is declining, the salaries earned by nutrition professionals are decreasing. In 2006 nutrition professionals made a mean salary of $36,880 per year, and in 2010 they made $35,960 per year.
Salary percentiles for Nutrition professionals in Kansas
10th percentile |
$24,450 |
25th percentile |
$29,425 |
50th percentile |
$35,565 |
75th percentile |
$42,250 |
90th percentile |
$49,095 |
This represents a 3% decline in salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of Kansas, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of nutrition. The pay differential between the highest paid nutrition professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 101%
Average Salaries for Nutrition professionals and related professions in Kansas
Nursing |
$51,532 |
Nutrition |
$35,960 |
In Kansas, nutrition professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Nutrition programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kansas
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
2 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
7 |
| Total | 15 |
As the number of nutrition professionals is decreasing in Kansas state, the number of students graduating from the 9 accredited nutrition schools in Kansas state is increasing. In 2006, 165 students graduated from nutrition courses in Kansas. And in 2010, 199 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of nutrition school degree or certificate graduates in Kansas by 21%. Most of these graduates, or 47%, earned a undergraduate certificate in nutrition.