The study of nutrition may focus on how to prepare healthy foods, which diets can cause diseases or how to store different kinds of foods. The study of how foods affect people can be beneficial for nutritionists, health bloggers or personal trainers.

Costa Rica offers a sponsored and at the same time students-friendly higher learning curriculums. The country has 20 public and 44 private universities with the leading three public universities being University of Costa Rica, The national university and Costa Rican Institute of Technology.

A bachelor's degree is given to students who fulfill the necessary requirements given by the college or university they are attending. The requirements include three to seven years of focus on a subject, typically referred to as a major or concentration.