Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Florida International University

If you plan to study dietetics and clinical nutrition services, take a look at what Florida International University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received their master's degree in nutrition.

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.

FIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nutrition
• Doctorate Degree in Nutrition

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, FIU does offer online courses in nutrition for the following degree levels:

FIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

Of the 33 nutrition students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FIU, about 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 9% men graduate in nutrition each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 53% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida International University with a master's in nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Communication Sciences
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Dietitians and Nutritionists	2,860	$61,710
Dietetic Technicians	1,600	$28,410

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.