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Doctor's Degree in Dietetics/Dietitian

Doctor’s Degrees in Dietetics/Dietitian

6 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a doctor's degree in dietetics. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 67% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 33.3% of dietetics graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Dietetics Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 6 people earned their doctor's degree in dietetics. This makes it the 621st most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in dietetics at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 846
Graduate Certificate 329
Doctor’s Degree 6

Earnings of Dietetics Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for dietetics students who are doctor's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in dietetics. About 100.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 0
Women 6
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The racial-ethnic distribution of dietetics doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 1 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in dietetics. Learn more about the most popular 1 below:

3 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Florida International University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for dietetics majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $4,721 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $9,119 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 3 people received their doctor's degree in dietetics from FIU. About 100% of this group were women, and 67% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to dietetics that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical Nutrition 26
Other Dietetics & Nutrition Services 15

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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