Health Professions and Related Programs

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

Colleges award this field under 5 named programs, from Dietetics/Dietitian to Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other.

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Programs within this field

Colleges may offer this field under 5 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.

Dietetics/Dietitian: Prepares you to integrate and apply the principles of the food and nutrition sciences, human behavior, and the biomedical sciences to design and manage effective nutrition programs in a variety of settings. Covers human nutrition; nutrient metabolism; the role of foods and nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention; planning and directing food service activities; diet and nutrition analysis and planning; supervision of food storage and preparation; client education; and professional standards and regulations.
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist: Prepares you 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. Covers 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.
Dietetic Technician: Prepares individuals, under the supervision of registered dietitians and nutritionists, to implement nutritional and dietetic plans and provide direct client and patient services. Covers human nutrition, client interviewing and record keeping, dietary planning, food preparation and safety, food worker supervision, food service establishment monitoring and inspection, and applicable procedures and regulations.
Dietitian Assistant: Prepares you to assist registered dietitians in planning, preparing and serving meals to individuals with specific dietary needs. Covers equipment use, food preparation, diet regulations, food handling, safety and sanitary standards and administrative techniques and procedures.
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other: Dietetics and clinical nutrition services not listed above.

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Careers this field can lead to

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Dietitians and Nutritionists

Median pay: $76,400
Hiring change through 2035: 7.7%
Job openings a year: 5,700

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Dietetic Technicians

Median pay: $37,640
Hiring change through 2035: 2.7%
Job openings a year: 4,200

To get hiredAssociate's degree

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All work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $28,240 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.

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42%of related openings involve substantial in-person or active work

This field leads to a mix of in-person and computer-based work. About 42 of every 100 openings require working close to other people or spending time on your feet.

College options

Where to study it

Ordered by how many degrees each college awards in this field. Sort by any numbered column.

College	Degrees a year	Earnings, first year out	Admit rate	Average annual cost after aid
CUNY Brooklyn College NY	89	$27,479	54%	$6,000
Kansas State University KS	79	$33,115	79%	$15,000
Florida International University FL	76	$32,037	59%	$11,000
CUNY Lehman College NY	74	$33,203	55%	$7,000
University of North Florida FL	52	$26,004	62%	$10,000
University of Missouri-Columbia MO	48	—	77%	$14,000
Purdue University-Main Campus IN	46	$38,807	50%	$9,000
University of Mississippi MS	42	—	98%	$15,000
University of Illinois Chicago IL	41	$37,263	79%	$11,000
Brigham Young University UT	41	—	69%	$13,000
Utah State University UT	41	—	94%	$14,000
Michigan State University MI	39	$24,768	84%	$17,000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH	39	—	88%	$22,000
Iowa State University IA	38	$25,287	89%	$15,000
University of Northern Colorado CO	37	$27,086	86%	$16,000
Illinois State University IL	35	—	89%	$16,000
Miami University-Oxford OH	35	$26,209	82%	$24,000
Florida State University FL	34	$29,443	25%	$10,000
University of Florida FL	33	—	24%	$7,000
Texas Tech University TX	32	—	71%	$17,000
Western Michigan University MI	30	$19,207	85%	$14,000
CUNY Queens College NY	30	$28,240	69%	$7,000
East Carolina University NC	30	$30,045	90%	$15,000
Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI	28	—	84%	$28,000
University of Nevada-Reno NV	27	—	85%	$15,000
University of Arkansas AR	26	—	72%	$16,000
University of Delaware DE	25	$22,391	65%	$13,000
Georgia State University GA	25	—	62%	$17,000
Northern Illinois University IL	23	$26,025	70%	$13,000
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus OH	22	$19,014	81%	$22,000
Ohio University-Main Campus OH	22	—	85%	$19,000
University of Rhode Island RI	22	$31,453	77%	$18,000
SUNY Buffalo State University NY	20	$38,709	76%	$15,000
Grand Valley State University MI	19	—	95%	$13,000
University of Kentucky KY	18	—	92%	$16,000
University of Southern Mississippi MS	18	—	99%	$23,000
Kent State University at Kent OH	18	$25,953	87%	$17,000
Louisiana Tech University LA	17	—	73%	$11,000
Eastern Michigan University MI	16	$46,112	81%	$14,000
SUNY Oneonta NY	16	$28,793	70%	$19,000

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