Schools for a Nutrition Degree

Dietitians and nutritionists prepare meal plans and supervise preparation, devise food and nutrition programs and manage food for institutions.They work in settings including nursing homes, hospitals and schools. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, dietitians and nutritionists earned an annual median wage of $50,590 in 2008. The bureau expects employment to increase by 9 percent in the 2008-20018 decade. As of 2008, the American Dietetic Association's Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education had approved 279 bachelor's and 18 master's degree programs.
  1. University of Illinois Chicago

    • The University of Illinois Chicago offers five nutrition degree programs through its Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, part of the College of Applied Health Sciences. They include bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs. Students participate in cutting-edge research in such areas as vitamin B-6 metabolism, nutrition and aging, and adult and childhood obesity. The department employs 23 core faculty members and educates around 600 undergraduate students and 60 graduate students annually.

      University of Illinois Chicago
      College of Applied Health Sciences
      1919 W. Taylor St.
      Room 560 AHSB, MC 528
      Chicago, IL 60612
      312-996-7000
      ahs.uic.edu

    Florida International University

    • Florida International University in Miami offers a coordinated program and didactic program in dietetics at the undergrad level, both leading to a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and Nutrition. At the graduate level, the university offers Master of Science, Master of Public Health and doctoral degrees. The goal of the university's Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, according to its website, is to "train dietetic professionals who will promote nutrition as a critical part of disease treatment/prevention and integrate nutrition services into clinical, home and community-based health and social networks."

      Florida International University
      Robert Stempel School of Public Health
      Dietetics and Nutrition
      11200 SW 8th St., HLS 450
      Miami, FL 33199
      305-348-1996
      dietetics-nutrition.fiu.edu

    California State University Los Angeles

    • Cal State L.A. offers degree programs in exercise and nutrition, nutritional science and food science and technology. The programs prepare students to be competitive when entering the job market, in the private or public center. Students take courses in microbiology, community nutrition and maternal and child nutrition. The overall goal of the program is to promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles.

      California State University Los Angeles
      School of Kinesiology and Nutritional Science
      5151 State University Drive
      Los Angeles, CA 90032
      323-343-3000
      calstatela.edu

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