Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Southern Mississippi

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a dietetics school? To help you decide if University of Southern Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dietetics program.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southern Miss Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

Southern Miss Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The dietetics major at Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of dietetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Southern Miss since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at Southern Miss 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Dietitians and Nutritionists	460	$51,690
Dietetic Technicians	140	$25,630

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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