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Dietitian Assistant at Purdue University Global

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Dietitian Assistant at Purdue University Global

What traits are you looking for in a dietitian assistant school? To help you decide if Purdue University Global is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dietitian assistant program.

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,927. Of the 1,949 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Global in 2021, 247 of them were dietitian assistant majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dietitian Assistant section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue University Global Dietitian Assistant Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Dietitian Assistant (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Dietitian Assistant

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue University Global offers distance education options for dietitian assistant at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Purdue University Global Dietitian Assistant Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dietitian assistant programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue University Global performed in these rankings.

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 dietitian assistant major at Purdue University Global is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dietitian Assistant. 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 Online Dietitian Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Dietitian Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Dietitian Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Value Dietitian Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Focused Dietitian Assistant Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best Dietitian Assistant Basic Certificate Schools 2
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Dietitian Assistant Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dietitian assistant majors at Purdue University Global.

Purdue University Global Dietitian Assistant Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dietitian assistant from Purdue University Global in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietitian assistant at Purdue University Global are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Global with a bachelor's in dietitian assistant.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 152
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Purdue University Global also has a doctoral program available in dietitian assistant. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Dietitian Assistant Grads May Go Into

A degree in dietitian assistant 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 Purdue University Global.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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