Nutrition Schools In North Carolina
In North Carolina, there are 20 accredited schools where nutrition classes faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the nutrition academic community in North Carolina, and the future trends in 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
North Carolina Vs. National Nutrition Employment
| North Carolina | 1,890 |
| National | 77,400 |
Approximately 2% of the country's nutrition professionals work in North Carolina state.
Employment Growth for Nutrition professionals In North Carolina
| 2,070 | 1,950 | 2,050 | 1,930 | 1,890 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of nutrition professionals is shrinking in North Carolina. 180 less nutrition professionals were working in North Carolina in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of nutrition professionals has shrunk by 9%. 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 North Carolina
| $34,500 | $36,105 | $37,695 | $37,375 | $38,165 |
| $42,193 | $43,618 | $45,387 | $46,982 | $48,254 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Nutrition
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to nutrition professionals are growing in North Carolina. Nutrition professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,500 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $38,165 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Nutrition professionals in North Carolina
10th percentile |
$26,730 |
25th percentile |
$31,005 |
50th percentile |
$36,895 |
75th percentile |
$43,690 |
90th percentile |
$51,285 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 10%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 92% 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 North Carolina.
Average Salaries for Nutrition professionals and related professions in North Carolina
Nursing |
$56,662 |
Nutrition |
$38,165 |
In North Carolina, 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 North Carolina
associate |
3 |
bachelor |
12 |
master |
7 |
doctor |
3 |
Certificate |
13 |
| Total | 38 |
As the number of nutrition professionals is decreasing in North Carolina state, the number of students graduating from the 20 accredited nutrition schools in North Carolina state is increasing. In 2006, 385 students graduated from nutrition courses in North Carolina. And in 2010, 657 students graduated.
There was an increase in the number of nutrition school degree or certificate graduates in North Carolina by 71%. Most of these graduates, or 34%, earned an undergraduate certificate in nutrition.