by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Dietetics/Dietitian. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Illinois State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nutrition, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Illinois State was ranked #38 on College Factual's Best Schools for nutrition list. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Illinois State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Illinois State was $768 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $384 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,741 | $19,904 |
| Fees | $2,374 | $2,374 |
| Books and Supplies | $820 | $820 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,850 | $9,850 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,764 | $5,764 |
Learn more about Illinois State tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Illinois State in Nutrition walked away with an average of $18,500 in student debt. That is 24% lower than the national average of $24,236.
nutrition who receive their bachelor’s degree from Illinois State make an average of $28,598 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $29,522.
Online degrees for the Illinois State nutrition bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Illinois State Online Learning page.
About 85.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nutrition in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in nutrition at Illinois State in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 35 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dietetics and clinical nutrition services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 71 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 15 |
| Allied Health Professions | 25 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 26 |
| Public Health | 43 |
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*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.
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