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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

If you are interested in studying dietetics and clinical nutrition services, you may want to check out the program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 17,719 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students received a bachelor's degree in nutrition from WCUPA.

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.

WCUPA Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

Online Classes Are Available at WCUPA

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

WCUPA Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at WCUPA 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 nutrition major at WCUPA 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 Online Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools 4
Most Popular Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools 8
Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools 30
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools 32
Most Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools 34
45
Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools 75

How Much Do Nutrition Graduates from WCUPA Make?

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCUPA is $29,958. This is less than $32,137, which is the national average of all nutrition majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Nutrition Student Demographics at WCUPA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

WCUPA Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 99 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nutrition from WCUPA in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at WCUPA since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at WCUPA 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 77
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

WCUPA 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

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics/Dietitian 115

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Dietitians and Nutritionists 3,310 $56,440
Dietetic Technicians 1,220 $30,080

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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