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 University of Central Missouri. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in nutrition, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 UCM was ranked #110 on College Factual's Best Schools for nutrition list. It is also ranked #4 in Missouri.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCM.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UCM paid an average of $475 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $238 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,128 | $14,256 |
| Fees | $1,178 | $1,178 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,196 | $9,196 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,464 | $2,464 |
Learn more about UCM tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCM in Nutrition walked away with an average of $18,000 in student debt. That is 26% lower than the national average of $24,236.
The median early career salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCM is $27,126 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $29,522.
Online degrees for the UCM 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 UCM Online Learning page.
About 94.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nutrition in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.1% of the nutrition bachelor’s degrees at UCM in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dietetics and clinical nutrition services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 45 |
| Communication Sciences | 23 |
| Allied Health Professions | 24 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 2 |
| Nursing | 156 |
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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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