Nutrition Schools In Rhode Island
Rhode Island has 3 accredited nutrition schools where nutrition faculty who teach nutrition classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of nutrition and nutrition training in Rhode Island, which includes nutrition training at the following levels:
- Nutrition Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Nutrition
- Masters degree in Nutrition
- PhD degree in Nutrition
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Professional Trends
Rhode Island Vs. National Nutrition Employment
| Rhode Island | 250 |
| National | 77,400 |
Of all of the nutrition professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in Rhode Island state.
Employment Growth for Nutrition professionals In Rhode Island
| 520 | 420 | 240 | 240 | 250 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Rhode Island, the field of nutrition is shrinking. In Rhode Island, 270 less nutrition professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of nutrition has shrunk by 52% in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island
| $39,075 | $41,180 | $45,275 | $46,210 | $49,225 |
| $45,814 | $47,319 | $48,863 | $50,877 | $52,430 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nutrition
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to nutrition professionals are growing in Rhode Island. In 2006 nutrition professionals made a mean salary of $39,075 per year, and in 2010 they made $49,225 per year.
Salary percentiles for Nutrition professionals in Rhode Island
10th percentile |
$33,255 |
25th percentile |
$40,455 |
50th percentile |
$49,395 |
75th percentile |
$58,500 |
90th percentile |
$66,965 |
Thus, nutrition professionals' salaries grew by 21% in 4 years. 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 101% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Rhode Island state.
Average Salaries for Nutrition professionals and related professions in Rhode Island
Nursing |
$65,238 |
Nutrition |
$49,225 |
In Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 7 |
As the number of nutrition professionals is decreasing in Rhode Island state, the number of students graduating from the 3 accredited nutrition schools in Rhode Island state is increasing. In Rhode Island, there were 252 graduates in 2006. And there were 337 graduates from nutrition courses in 2010.
Thus there was a 34% percent increase in the number of nutrition school degree or certificate graduates in Rhode Island. 57% of these graduates received a bachelor's degree in nutrition.