Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services at Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT · Bachelor's Degree · about 38 graduates a year

$20,693
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$47,654
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$54,945
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#46 of 50
Rank by pay
#50 of 50
Rank, wage-adjusted
$11,000
Median federal debt

Southern Utah University graduates in foods, nutrition, and related services earn 13% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 23% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Southern Utah University Compares for Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

All 50 colleges reporting foods, nutrition, and related services 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
1Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA$74,005$67,388#6$25,414
2University of Delaware Newark, DE$68,084$67,676#4$39,066
3North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC$67,054$71,958#1—
4The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$64,105$65,176#7$36,312
5Morgan State University Baltimore, MD$64,007$56,174#26—
6Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY$63,750$60,677#15—
7Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK$61,369$68,903#2$25,076
8University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE$61,092$63,141#11$33,728
9University of Idaho Moscow, ID$60,241$64,058#10$35,212
10University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK$60,207$67,598#5—
…
43Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC$48,702$54,003#34—
44University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR$48,556$57,219#24—
45Utah State University Logan, UT$48,270$45,749#49$32,689
46Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT$47,654$45,165#50$20,693
47Bluffton University Bluffton, OH$47,378$50,559#41—
48Benedictine University Lisle, IL$46,788$45,969#48$26,474
49University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$46,674$54,041#33$27,978

Other Majors at Southern Utah University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,149—#55 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$78,586$55,425#282 of 796
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$74,908$65,898#885 of 966
Criminal Justice and Corrections$60,008$39,744#151 of 660
Biology$57,709—#427 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,058$30,092#189 of 610
Marketing$54,485$39,150#465 of 516
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,243$47,832#110 of 680
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,147$35,814#196 of 476
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$53,357$45,042#109 of 345
Computer Science—$49,655—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$48,998$33,465#165 of 207
Communication and Media Studies$44,461$32,951#572 of 660
Engineering Technologies/Technicians—$43,320—
Economics—$43,266—
Psychology$42,393$27,146#896 of 1027
Agriculture—$41,071—
English Language and Literature$38,210$28,818#530 of 576
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences$36,654$27,346#48 of 49
History$36,457—#456 of 459
Business Administration, Management and Operations—$32,824—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft—$27,335—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Southern Utah University foods, nutrition, and related services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $20,693 one year after graduating and $47,654 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Southern Utah University rank for foods, nutrition, and related services?

Among 50 colleges reporting earnings for foods, nutrition, and related services graduates, Southern Utah University ranks #46 by median pay four years after graduation, and #50 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is foods, nutrition, and related services at Southern Utah University worth it?

Its graduates earn 13% less than the national median for foods, nutrition, and related services ($54,945), and the median federal debt at graduation is $11,000.

← All data for Southern Utah 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.