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Dietetics/Dietitian at Eastern Illinois University

Dietetics/Dietitian at Eastern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a dietetics school? To help you decide if Eastern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dietetics program.

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/Dietitian section at the bottom of this page.

EIU Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

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

EIU Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The dietetics major at EIU 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 EIU

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

EIU Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of dietetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dietetics 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 dietetics.

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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/Dietitian Master’s Program

76% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of dietetics master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in dietetics each year. EIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a dietetics 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 dietetics.

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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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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