Dietetics/Dietitian at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

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 dietetics from WCUPA.

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.

WCUPA Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

Online Classes Are Available at WCUPA

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.

WCUPA does offer online education options in dietetics for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

WCUPA Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dietetics progam at WCUPA 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 dietetics major at WCUPA 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
Best Value Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Best Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	12
Most Focused Dietetics Graduate Certificate Schools	23

Dietetics Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in dietetics from WCUPA. About 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at WCUPA since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics 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 dietetics.

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 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.