Careers

Graduates of the K-State dietetics program can choose from a broad array of career options.

• Clinical nutrition practice: Provide nutrition assessment and counseling for individuals with diseases requiring dietary modifications in acute long-term care and outpatient settings.
• Community nutrition: Provide nutrition assessment and counseling for community populations and individuals.
• School nutrition services: Direct food service operations and provide nutrition education in schools.
• Mass communications: Write columns or articles on nutrition for magazines or newspapers, or appear on TV and radio to discuss nutrition issues.
• Food production and service systems management: Apply nutrition and business skills in the management of food services in schools, medical centers, corporate dining or other food service establishments.
• Industry positions: Participate in research and development, evaluation or marketing of food products; work in sales for pharmaceutical companies; or advise on nutritional content and labeling of food products.
• Education and research: Conduct research in nutrition, foods or food service management, or teach at universities, medical, dental and nursing schools.
• Private practice: Open your own business. Dietitians in private practice provide consultation services in nutrition and food service management, serve as educational consultants providing lectures and developing educational materials, do freelance writing and consult in sports nutrition.

Degree options:

• Coordinated program in dietetics
• Didactic programs in dietetics