Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. Of the 512 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Delaware in 2021, 51 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.

UD Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

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

UD Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dietetics progam at UD 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 UD 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 Schools	17
	43
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	53
Best Value Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
	85
Best Value Dietetics Schools	107

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in dietetics from UD. This makes it the #39 most popular school for dietetics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Dietetics Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Dietetics/Dietitian from UD in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at UD 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 University of Delaware with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UD Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in dietetics from UD. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a dietetics master's degree from UD, 100% 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 University of Delaware with a master's in dietetics.

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

UD 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Dietitians and Nutritionists	200	$64,590
Dietetic Technicians	100	$32,030

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.