Texas Woman's University Foods and Nutrition (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
- Public university
- Denton, TX
- About 24 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Texas Woman's University foods and nutrition graduates earn more than graduates of most foods and nutrition programs nationally, $46,399 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $14,104 in federal loans, less than at 95% of foods and nutrition programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying foods and nutrition degrees in Texas.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all foods and nutrition bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Texas Woman's University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $6,659 less than the Texas median. Several Texas programs with higher debt show higher pay by the five-year mark.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas foods and nutrition program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay is about the same in the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $150 a month, or 3.9% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
100% of graduates (22 of 22) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Dallas area are about 3% above the national average, so a $46,399 salary here buys what about $45,008 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to foods and nutrition, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
$36,480Median pay in Texas. 137,930 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 171,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
$35,360Median pay in Texas. 24,740 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 62,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: no formal educational credential.
Food Service Managers
$60,770Median pay in Texas. 25,990 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 38,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Dietitians and Nutritionists
$74,440Median pay in Texas. 5,320 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Texas Woman's University
Foods and Nutrition ranks 9th of 29 bachelor's programs at Texas Woman's University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($76,344), Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($55,694), and Computer and Information Science ($55,172).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $46,399 one year after graduating and $46,274 five years after. The median across foods and nutrition bachelor's programs in Texas is $36,312.
The median federal loan balance is $14,104, which ranks the lowest of 5 foods and nutrition bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $150 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 30% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 76%.
Most do. 100% (22 of 22) were working in Texas one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the foods and nutrition program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024