Nutrition Sciences at University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ · Bachelor's Degree · about 157 graduates a year

$31,950
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$59,079
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,053
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#32 of 53
Rank by pay
#19 of 53
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,000
Median federal debt

University of Arizona graduates in nutrition sciences earn 2% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Arizona Compares for Nutrition Sciences

All 53 colleges reporting nutrition sciences earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$79,391$72,241#3$35,161
2North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$75,508$81,031#1$33,669
3California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA$73,522$66,900#6$23,211
4University of Georgia Athens, GA$70,867$73,362#2$27,724
5New York University New York, NY$70,508$67,109#5$24,084
6University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA$69,604$61,294#18—
7California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$68,930$62,722#16$22,675
8Simmons University Boston, MA$68,021$59,900#21—
9Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$66,437$70,050#4$28,759
10University of California-Davis Davis, CA$64,519$58,708#24$34,512
…
29Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$59,528$55,670#39$32,785
30University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$59,329$61,735#17$34,504
31California State University-Chico Chico, CA$59,146$53,819#45$25,490
32University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$59,079$60,705#19$31,950
33University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$59,054$56,409#37$32,676
34The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN$58,972$64,421#8$18,122
35University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV$58,160$60,363#20$27,171

Other Majors at University of Arizona by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Mining and Mineral Engineering$120,031$86,924#1 of 7
Computer Science$117,451$86,040#86 of 349
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,839$82,864#55 of 258
Management Information Systems and Services$104,513$67,550#17 of 166
Chemical Engineering$101,815$73,479#41 of 158
Engineering-Related Fields$101,557$75,109#7 of 33
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,938$66,427#49 of 452
Systems Engineering$100,468$76,660#8 of 11
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$99,722$64,211#3 of 67
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$95,625—#56 of 118
Accounting and Related Services$93,729$60,659#82 of 796
Civil Engineering$91,602$69,655#46 of 233
Mechanical Engineering$90,384$75,211#177 of 318
Business/Managerial Economics$90,045$56,114#19 of 84
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,892$78,168#405 of 966
Physics$88,207—#28 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$86,529$57,456#57 of 59
Marketing$84,111$55,066#53 of 516
Economics$83,267$47,908#152 of 368
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$80,732—#5 of 9
Computer and Information Sciences$77,987$49,392#318 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations$77,951$50,924#181 of 1176
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$76,360$40,037#3 of 17
Human Resources Management and Services$76,013$53,971#45 of 187
Architecture$74,972$55,109#13 of 78
Communication and Media Studies$72,758$42,993#34 of 660
Industrial Engineering—$72,440—
Public Health$66,937$40,005#35 of 215
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$66,862$35,607#52 of 110
Agricultural Business and Management$66,833$48,800#30 of 77

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Arizona nutrition sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $31,950 one year after graduating and $59,079 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Arizona rank for nutrition sciences?

Among 53 colleges reporting earnings for nutrition sciences graduates, University of Arizona ranks #32 by median pay four years after graduation, and #19 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is nutrition sciences at University of Arizona worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for nutrition sciences ($60,053), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,000.

← All data for University of Arizona · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.