Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Iowa State University

If you plan to study dietetics and clinical nutrition services, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and approximately 31,822 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Iowa State.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

Iowa State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nutrition programs across the country. The following shows how Iowa State 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 nutrition major at Iowa State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services. 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 & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	2
Most Popular Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools	21
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools	23
Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	32
Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools	37
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Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools	59
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	67
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Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	137
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In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from Iowa State. This makes it the #4 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nutrition Graduates from Iowa State Make?

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $25,287. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,137 for all nutrition students.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nutrition from Iowa State in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Iowa 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Iowa State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from Iowa State, 76% 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 Iowa State University with a master's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentrations Within Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

If you plan to be a nutrition major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Iowa State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics/Dietitian	214

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Nursing
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Dietitians and Nutritionists	830	$47,580
Dietetic Technicians	460	$26,870

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.