Nutrition Schools In Utah
Utah has 5 accredited nutrition schools where nutrition faculty who teach nutrition classes can find employment. The trends in Utah'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:
- Associates degree in Nutrition
- Bachelors degree in Nutrition
- Masters degree in Nutrition
- PhD degree in Nutrition
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Utah Vs. National Nutrition Employment
| Utah | 550 |
| National | 77,400 |
Approximately 1% of the country's nutrition professionals work in Utah state.
Employment Growth for Nutrition professionals In Utah
| 490 | 540 | 550 | 620 | 550 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Nutrition is a growing field in Utah. There were 60 more nutrition professionals working in Utah in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Utah, this field has grown by 12% in four years. This growth is faster than the national trend for nutrition professionals which shows a 2% increase in the number of nutrition professionals working around the nation.
Nutrition VS. All Professions salaries in Utah
| $34,695 | $34,450 | $35,985 | $40,235 | $40,515 |
| $40,990 | $43,308 | $44,832 | $45,796 | $46,619 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Nutrition
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Utah, as the number of nutrition professionals is growing, the salaries earned by nutrition professionals are increasing. Nutrition professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $34,695 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $40,515 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Nutrition professionals in Utah
10th percentile |
$27,890 |
25th percentile |
$31,950 |
50th percentile |
$36,125 |
75th percentile |
$43,945 |
90th percentile |
$54,370 |
Thus, there was a 14% growth in nutrition professionals' salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Utah, 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 95%
Average Salaries for Nutrition professionals and related professions in Utah
Nursing |
$57,244 |
Nutrition |
$40,515 |
In Utah, 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 Utah
associate |
1 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 10 |
As the number of nutrition professionals is increasing in Utah state, the number of students graduating from the 5 accredited nutrition schools in Utah state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 126 nutrition graduates from nutrition courses in Utah and in 2010 there were 122 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of nutrition school degree or certificate graduates in Utah by 3%. 40% of these graduates received an bachelor's degree in nutrition.