Dietetics/Dietitian at Florida International University

If you plan to study dietetics/dietitian, take a look at what Florida International University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 90 dietetics majors received their bachelor's degree from FIU.

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.

FIU Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

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? FIU offers distance education options for dietetics at the following degree levels:

FIU Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dietetics programs across the country. The following shows how FIU performed in these rankings.

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 FIU 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 Value Dietetics Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Dietetics Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Dietetics Schools	10
Best Value Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Best Dietetics Schools	28
Most Popular Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	32
	34
Best Value Dietetics Schools	41
Most Focused Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in dietetics from FIU. This makes it the #3 most popular school for dietetics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in dietetics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Dietetics Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

The dietetics program at FIU awarded 90 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	11
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FIU Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 dietetics majors earned their master's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in dietetics each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the dietetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FIU also has a doctoral program available in dietetics. In 2021, 3 students 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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,860	$61,710
Dietetic Technicians	1,600	$28,410

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.