Nutrition and Dietetics Professions
- By 2024 a master's degree
will be required to become a registered dietitian (RD).
- RDs are food and nutrition
experts who have met the Commission on Dietetic Registration's (CDR)
criteria to earn the RD credential. RDs work in a wide variety of
employment settings, including health care, business and industry,
community/public health, education, research, government agencies, and
private practice.
- According to the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics, the need for dietitians and nutritionists is
projected to grow 15 percent through 2026, much faster than the average
growth for all occupations.
- More RDs will be needed to
care for patients with various medical conditions and to help people
improve their overall health.
Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences 
