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 Eastern Illinois University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at EIU was $750 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $313 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,503 | $18,007 |
| Fees | $2,754 | $2,754 |
nutrition who receive their master’s degree from EIU make an average of $50,439 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $43,050.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. EIU does offer online classes in its nutrition master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the EIU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 92.3% of the nutrition students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 89.7%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nutrition at EIU in 2019-2020, 23.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| 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 | 26 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to dietetics and clinical nutrition services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
| Public Health | 10 |
View All Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Related Majors >
*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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