Dietetics/Dietitian at Dominican University

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 Dominican University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year. Of the 76 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dominican University in 2021, 7 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.

Dominican U Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

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

Dominican U Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dietetics major at Dominican U 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	20
Best Value Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Best Value Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	21
	22
	25
Best Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	31
Most Popular Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	34
Most Focused Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
	38
Most Focused Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Dietetics Schools	47
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	49
	65
Best Value Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Value Dietetics Schools	103
Most Popular Dietetics Schools	105

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in dietetics from Dominican U. This is the #45 most popular school for dietetics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dietetics Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

The dietetics program at Dominican U awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Dominican U since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at Dominican U 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 Dominican University with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dominican U Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in dietetics from Dominican U.

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

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

Dominican U 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 IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Dietetic Technicians	4,440	$25,770
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,590	$58,020

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 HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.