Dietetics/Dietitian at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023. Of the 438 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Appalachian State University in 2021, 69 of them were dietetics/dietitian majors.

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.

Appalachian State Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Appalachian State offers distance education options for dietetics at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dietetics progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dietetics major at Appalachian State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Dietetics Schools	6
Most Popular Online Dietetics Schools	7
Best Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Best Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	13
Most Focused Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	16
Best Value Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	20
Best Value Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	20
Most Focused Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	25
	30
Best Value Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Best Dietetics Schools	51
Best Value Dietetics Schools	73
	86
	113

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in dietetics from Appalachian State. This makes it the #6 most popular school for dietetics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dietetics Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

Of the 69 dietetics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Appalachian State, about 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Appalachian State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	59
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Appalachian State Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Program

Of the 30 dietetics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Appalachian State, about 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a dietetics master's degree from Appalachian State, 80% 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 Appalachian State University with a master's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in dietetics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.