Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and has a total student population of 26,822. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Kent State.

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.

Kent State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

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

Kent State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at Kent State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition major at Kent State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	58
	85

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from Kent State. This makes it the #42 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Kent State Nutrition Graduates

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at Kent State is $25,953. This is less than $32,137, which is the national average of all nutrition majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 nutrition majors earned their bachelor's degree from Kent State. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Kent State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Kent 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 Kent State University at Kent with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Kent State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in nutrition from Kent State. About 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nutrition each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Kent State, 77% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Kent State also has a doctoral program available in nutrition. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Allied Health Professions

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,340	$57,500
Dietetic Technicians	1,330	$28,990

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.