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 Illinois at Chicago. 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 UIC was ranked #40 on College Factual's Best Schools for nutrition list. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for UIC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UIC paid an average of $804 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $456 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,105 | $26,726 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,470 | $3,470 |
Learn more about UIC tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Nutrition students who received their bachelor’s degree at UIC took out an average of $29,649 in student loans. That is 22% higher than the national average of $24,236.
nutrition who receive their bachelor’s degree from UIC make an average of $48,745 a year during the early days of their career. That is 65% higher than the national average of $29,522.
Online degrees for the UIC 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 UIC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nutrition in 2019-2020, 77.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.4%.
Around 55.6% of nutrition bachelor’s degree recipients at UIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dietetics and clinical nutrition services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 118 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 33 |
| Public Health | 29 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 88 |
| Nursing | 237 |
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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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