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Basic Certificate in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

Basic Certificates in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

506 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 39% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 4.0% of nutrition graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Nutrition Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 506 people earned their basic certificate in nutrition. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nutrition at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 2,478
Master’s Degree 1,887
Basic Certificate 506
Graduate Certificate 473
Associate Degree 214
Doctor’s Degree 47
Undergraduate Certificate 39

Earnings of Nutrition Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for nutrition majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for nutrition students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in nutrition. About 82.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 90
Women 416
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nutrition basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 12
Black or African American 93
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 274
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 34
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to nutrition that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 44,253
Allied Health Professions 22,225
Allied Health Services 19,412
Health/Medical Admin Services 13,996
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,907

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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