Dietetics/Dietitian at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a dietetics school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dietetics program.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. Of the 226 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2021, 12 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.

NMSU Main Campus Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

NMSU Main Campus Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dietetics progam at NMSU Main Campus 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 NMSU Main Campus 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
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best Value Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Best Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
	93
Most Popular Dietetics Schools	93
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	101
Best Value Dietetics Schools	129
	131

Dietetics Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dietetics majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dietetics from NMSU Main Campus. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus 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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Dietitians and Nutritionists	400	$54,300
Dietetic Technicians	150	$22,900

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.