Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Louisiana Tech University

If you are interested in studying dietetics & clinical nutrition services, you may want to check out the program at Louisiana Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,126.

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.

Louisiana Tech Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

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

Louisiana Tech Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The nutrition major at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

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

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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

Louisiana Tech Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Louisiana Tech, 75% 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 Louisiana Tech University with a master's in nutrition.

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

Concentrations Within Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics/Dietitian	33

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health Sciences & Services
• Communication Sciences
• 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Dietitians and Nutritionists	810	$56,440
Dietetic Technicians	490	$24,390

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.