Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Rhode Island

Every dietetics and clinical nutrition services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from URI.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services section at the bottom of this page.

URI Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

Online Classes Are Available at URI

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? URI offers distance education options for nutrition at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

URI Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nutrition major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services. 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 & Nutrition Services Schools	15
	24
Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools	24
	26
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	47
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	95
Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools	164

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in nutrition from URI. This makes it the #11 most popular school for nutrition master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nutrition Graduates from URI Make?

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $31,453. This is less than $32,137, which is the national average of all nutrition majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nutrition Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 nutrition students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from URI, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at URI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

URI Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a master's degree in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services from URI in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a master's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

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

Concentrations Within Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

If you plan to be a nutrition major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics/Dietitian	39
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	37

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Dietitians and Nutritionists	200	$61,870
Dietetic Technicians	80	$43,220

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.