Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Missouri - Columbia

If you are interested in studying dietetics/dietitian, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and has a total student population of 31,089.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dietetics/Dietitian section at the bottom of this page.

Mizzou Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics
• Master’s Degree in Dietetics

Mizzou Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The dietetics major at Mizzou is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dietetics/Dietitian. 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.

Dietetics Student Demographics at Mizzou

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dietetics majors at University of Missouri - Columbia.

Mizzou Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of dietetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Mizzou since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at Mizzou 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 University of Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mizzou Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of dietetics master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in dietetics each year. Mizzou does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a dietetics master's degree from Mizzou, 100% 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 University of Missouri - Columbia with a master's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Dietetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in dietetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,440	$54,030
Dietetic Technicians	1,070	$23,470

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.