Dietetics/Dietitian at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. Of the 456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University in 2021, 11 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.

WCU Dietetics/Dietitian Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dietetics

WCU Dietetics/Dietitian Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks dietetics programs across the country. The following shows how WCU performed in these rankings.

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 WCU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Dietetics Schools	10
	64
Most Popular Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
Most Focused Dietetics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Best Dietetics Schools	91
Most Popular Dietetics Schools	96
Most Focused Dietetics Schools	103

Dietetics Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in dietetics from WCU in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical dietetics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dietetics at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in dietetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WCU 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,040	$54,810
Dietetic Technicians	260	$28,100

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.