Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Northern Illinois University

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769.

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.

NIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

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

NIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The nutrition major at NIU 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 NIU

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

NIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at NIU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

85% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nutrition each year. NIU 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 NIU, 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in nutrition.

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

Concentrations Within Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

The following nutrition concentations are available at Northern Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics/Dietitian	65

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 Northern 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
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