Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Purdue University Global

Every dietetics & 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 Purdue University Global stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue University Global is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 43,927 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue University Global Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Nutrition (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

Purdue University Global Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The nutrition major at Purdue University Global 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 Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue University Global since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Purdue University Global are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Purdue University Global with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	155
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietitian Assistant	247
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	2

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,140	$56,620
Dietetic Technicians	380	$38,990

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.