Nutrition Schools In Minnesota
There are 8 accredited nutrition schools in Minnesota for faculty who teach nutrition classes to choose from. The trends in Minnesota'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
Statistics
Professional Trends
Minnesota Vs. National Nutrition Employment
| Minnesota | 1,160 |
| National | 77,400 |
Approximately 2% of the country's nutrition professionals work in Minnesota state.
Employment Growth for Nutrition professionals In Minnesota
| 1,070 | 1,110 | 1,120 | 1,140 | 1,160 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Minnesota, nutrition is a growing field. 90 more nutrition professionals were working in Minnesota in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 8% growth in the field. This is faster 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 Minnesota
| $41,760 | $43,790 | $45,235 | $45,575 | $47,740 |
| $45,649 | $48,094 | $49,813 | $50,330 | $51,158 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nutrition
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Minnesota, as the number of nutrition professionals is growing, the salaries earned by nutrition professionals are increasing. The mean salary for nutrition professionals in 2006 was $41,760 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $47,740 per year.
Salary percentiles for Nutrition professionals in Minnesota
10th percentile |
$35,340 |
25th percentile |
$40,740 |
50th percentile |
$47,415 |
75th percentile |
$55,140 |
90th percentile |
$61,290 |
Thus, nutrition professionals' salaries grew by 13% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Minnesota, 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 73%
Average Salaries for Nutrition professionals and related professions in Minnesota
Nursing |
$65,516 |
Nutrition |
$47,740 |
In Minnesota, nutrition professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Nutrition programs available for each degree type for all schools in Minnesota
associate |
2 |
bachelor |
11 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
2 |
| Total | 17 |
The number of students graduating from the 8 accredited nutrition schools in Minnesota is increasing. In Minnesota, there were 103 graduates in 2006. And there were 190 graduates from nutrition courses in 2010.
There was an increase in the number of nutrition school degree or certificate graduates in Minnesota by 84%. 65% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in nutrition.