Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Eastern Illinois University

If you plan to study dietetics & clinical nutrition services, take a look at what Eastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

EIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The nutrition major at EIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services. 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.

Nutrition Student Demographics at EIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at Eastern Illinois University.

EIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nutrition bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

EIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nutrition each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from EIU, 64% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

The following nutrition concentations are available at Eastern Illinois University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics/Dietitian	29

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

Careers That Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Dietetic Technicians	4,440	$25,770
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,590	$58,020

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 Nyttend under License

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