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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Western Michigan University

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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 22 nutrition majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

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.

WMU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

WMU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nutrition progam at WMU 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 WMU 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 Focused Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 69
Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 97
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Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools 166

How Much Do Nutrition Graduates from WMU Make?

The median salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $19,207. 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 WMU

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

WMU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nutrition program at WMU awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WMU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietetics/Dietitian 22

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Dietitians and Nutritionists 2,010 $57,000
Dietetic Technicians 1,070 $26,500

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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