Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has a total student population of 13,892. Of the 16 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras in 2021, 16 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.

UPR Rio Piedras Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

UPR Rio Piedras Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dietetics progam at UPR Rio Piedras 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 UPR Rio Piedras 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	38
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	68
Most Popular Dietetics Schools	71

Dietetics Student Demographics at UPR Rio Piedras

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dietetics majors at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

UPR Rio Piedras Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 dietetics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UPR Rio Piedras. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% 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 Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UPR Rio Piedras 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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 Osvaldo Ocasio under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.