Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 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.

URI Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

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

URI Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The nutrition major at URI 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 URI

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

URI Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

URI Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a master's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Concentrations Within Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics/Dietitian	39
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	37

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Communication Sciences

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Dietitians and Nutritionists	200	$61,870
Dietetic Technicians	80	$43,220

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.