Dietetics/Dietitian at Appalachian State University

If you are interested in studying dietetics/dietitian, you may want to check out the program at Appalachian State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dietetics/Dietitian section at the bottom of this page.

Appalachian State Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics
• Master’s Degree in Dietetics

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Appalachian State does offer online education options in dietetics for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The dietetics major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dietetics/Dietitian. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Dietetics Student Demographics at Appalachian State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dietetics majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of dietetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Appalachian State Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of dietetics master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a dietetics master's degree from Appalachian State, 85% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Appalachian State University with a master's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Dietetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in dietetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,040	$54,810
Dietetic Technicians	260	$28,100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.