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Dietetics/Dietitian at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying dietetics/dietitian, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. In 2021, 49 dietetics majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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.

NIU Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

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

NIU Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

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

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 NIU 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 Master’s Degree Schools 2
Best Value Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Dietetics Schools 11
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13
Best Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools 15
Most Popular Dietetics Master’s Degree Schools 15
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Most Focused Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Value Dietetics Schools 20
Most Focused Dietetics Schools 37
Best Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 51
Best Dietetics Schools 64
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In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in dietetics from NIU. This makes it the #15 most popular school for dietetics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dietetics Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The dietetics program at NIU awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at NIU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in dietetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 26
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NIU Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Program

100% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dietetics master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a dietetics master's degree from NIU, 88% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in dietetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Northern Illinois 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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