Dietetics/Dietitian at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every dietetics/dietitian school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dietetics program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. In 2021, 34 dietetics majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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.

Purdue Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

Purdue Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dietetics programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue 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 Purdue 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 Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	12
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Dietetics Schools	50
Most Focused Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80

Dietetics Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of dietetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at Purdue 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 - Main Campus with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,140	$56,620
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.