Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
STEM •
Health Professions And Related Programs
What is it about?
A program that prepares individuals to apply the principles of dietetics and the biomedical and nutrition sciences to design and manage effective nutrition programs as part of clinical treatment and therapy programs, and to manage health care facility food services. Includes instruction in human nutrition, nutrient metabolism, the role of foods and nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention, nutrition as a treatment regime, planning and directing hospital food service programs, diet and nutrition analysis and planning, supervision of food storage and preparation, special diets, client education, and professional standards and regulations.
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Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
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Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 24 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 10 students.
O's Insights on Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
- Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
- 89% of graduates come from public universities.
