Dietetics/Dietitian at Ball State University

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

Ball State is located in Muncie, Indiana and approximately 21,597 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 dietetics majors received their bachelor's degree from Ball State.

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.

Ball State Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

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

Ball State Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dietetics major at Ball 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
Best Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	9
	13
Most Focused Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Dietetics Schools	25
Best Value Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Dietetics Schools	52
	56
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	81

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in dietetics from Ball State. This makes it the #10 most popular school for dietetics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dietetics Student Demographics at Ball State

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

Ball State Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dietetics from Ball State. About 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Ball State since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at Ball 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 Ball State University with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Ball State Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 dietetics majors earned their master's degree from Ball State. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a dietetics master's degree from Ball State, 92% 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 Ball State University with a master's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ball 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 IN, the home state for Ball State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,140	$56,620
Dietetic Technicians	380	$38,990

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 Travisleehardin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.