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Basic Certificates in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

529 Yearly Graduations
78% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 41% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 2.6% of nutrition graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Nutrition Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 529 students earned their basic certificate in nutrition. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in nutrition at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 2,782
Master’s Degree 1,694
Graduate Certificate 755
Basic Certificate 529
Associate Degree 324
Undergraduate Certificate 42
Doctor’s Degree 32

Earnings of Nutrition Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for nutrition majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for nutrition students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in nutrition. About 77.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 119
Women 410
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The racial-ethnic distribution of nutrition basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 15
Black or African American 105
Hispanic or Latino 70
White 285
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 40
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Nutrition Focus Areas

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Dietitian Assistant 360
Dietetic Technician 96
Dietetics 65
Other Dietetics & Nutrition Services 8

Below are some popular majors that are similar to nutrition that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 38,505
Allied Health Professions 20,874
Allied Health Services 17,589
Health/Medical Admin Services 16,095
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,031

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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