Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Nicholls State University

Every dietetics and clinical nutrition services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition program at Nicholls State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and approximately 6,769 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Nicholls State University.

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.

Nicholls State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

Nicholls State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at Nicholls State University 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 Nicholls State University 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 Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools	23
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	144

Nutrition Student Demographics at Nicholls State University

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

Nicholls State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Nicholls State University. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Nicholls State University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Nicholls State University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & 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 LA, the home state for Nicholls State 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 Z28scrambler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.