Dietetics/Dietitian at Western Carolina University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every dietetics/dietitian school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dietetics program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

WCU Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The dietetics major at WCU 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 WCU

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

WCU Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

77% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of dietetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at WCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dietetics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,040	$54,810
Dietetic Technicians	260	$28,100

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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