Every year approximately 160 students graduate with a degree in nutrition from Georgia schools. If you too are interested in studying nutrition, Georgia has 6 nutrition schools from which you can choose. At nutrition schools in Georgia, you can expect to pay $6,766 per year in tuition for a degree in nutrition.
Georgia Southern University is the largest nutrition school in the state of Georgia, based on number of students. It is located in Statesboro. In 2009, a reported 45 students graduated with a nutrition degree from Georgia Southern University. This was 28% of the total nutrition graduates in Georgia for that year. Tuition at Georgia Southern University, was $5,440 per year in 2010.
A majority of those with a degree in nutrition choose to become nutritionists. If after graduation, you are planning on sticking around the state, you should keep in mind that the job outlook for nutrition graduates in Georgia is good. Approximately 1,780 nutritionists are currently working in Georgia. And the government projects that this number will increase by 16%, or to 2,080 nutritionists by the year 2018.
If you work as a nutritionist in Georgia, your yearly salary can range from less than $31,119 to more than $68,486. Nutritionists in Georgia earn a median yearly salary of $47,505.
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University of Georgia
Address:
Athens, Georgia 30602
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Georgia State University
Address:
33 gilmer st, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3083
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Georgia Southern University
Address:
Hwy 301 South, Statesboro, Georgia 30460
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Fort Valley State University
Address:
1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, Georgia 31030-4313
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Life University
Address:
1269 Barclay Circle, Marietta, Georgia 30060
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Augusta Area Dietetic Internship-University Hospital
Address:
1350 Walton Way, Augusta, Georgia 30901-2629
Awards Offered:
Postbaccalaureate certificate