Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Central Arkansas

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 University of Central Arkansas stacks up to those at other schools.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. In 2021, 22 dietetics majors received their bachelor's degree from UCA.

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.

UCA Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

UCA Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

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

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 dietetics major at UCA 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 Focused Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Dietetics Schools	55
Best Value Dietetics Schools	67
Best Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Dietetics Schools	97
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Dietetics Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dietetics from UCA. About 14% were men and 86% were women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at UCA since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at UCA are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCA 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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Dietitians and Nutritionists	500	$58,390
Dietetic Technicians	160	$26,920

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

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