Nutrition Sciences at Cornell University

Ithaca, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$30,508
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,728
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$60,053
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#27 of 53
Rank by pay
#26 of 53
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,250
Median federal debt

Cornell University graduates in nutrition sciences earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 22% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Cornell University 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
…
24San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$61,895$56,320#38$30,620
25College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN$61,790$59,023#23$28,402
26University of Vermont Burlington, VT$61,238$62,896#15$33,389
27Cornell University Ithaca, NY$60,728$57,800#26$30,508
28Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO$60,395$56,481#36$37,213
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

Other Majors at Cornell University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$223,309$152,656#3 of 349
Operations Research$151,709$96,377—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$147,241$100,516#4 of 258
Agricultural Business and Management$145,218$92,163#1 of 77
Computer and Information Sciences$144,389$103,650#18 of 459
Economics$137,935$84,967#12 of 368
Mathematics$134,455$87,251#7 of 309
Engineering$128,207—#2 of 57
Public Policy Analysis$126,767$77,906#1 of 34
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology$124,242$78,358—
Physics$118,649$50,933#2 of 107
Chemical Engineering$116,165$85,578#4 of 158
Human Resources Management and Services$112,713$73,436#1 of 187
Hospitality Administration/Management$112,289$77,803#1 of 137
Mechanical Engineering$112,212$85,440#9 of 318
Statistics$111,090$82,531#8 of 50
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$103,016$69,558#1 of 46
Agricultural Engineering$99,600$54,435#1 of 26
Area Studies$96,976$43,831#1 of 70
Political Science and Government$95,391$60,292#7 of 565
Apparel and Textiles$94,967—#1 of 57
Civil Engineering$91,242$80,261#47 of 233
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$89,275$33,419#4 of 225
Communication and Media Studies$88,463$62,182#3 of 660
Biological and Biomedical Sciences$85,883$38,841#3 of 17
Food Science and Technology$84,147$64,062#2 of 29
History$82,031$44,706#9 of 459
Chemistry$79,311$28,372#22 of 209
Psychology$78,049$36,630#6 of 1027
Sociology$73,200$36,709#9 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Cornell University nutrition sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $30,508 one year after graduating and $60,728 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Cornell University rank for nutrition sciences?

Among 53 colleges reporting earnings for nutrition sciences graduates, Cornell University ranks #27 by median pay four years after graduation, and #26 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is nutrition sciences at Cornell University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for nutrition sciences ($60,053), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,250.

← All data for Cornell University · 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.