2025 Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Doctor's Degree Schools

Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #437 out of the 862 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of clinical nutrition/nutritionist. Combined, these schools handed out 26 doctor's degrees in clinical nutrition/nutritionist to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to clinical nutrition/nutritionist students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of clinical nutrition/nutritionist students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical nutrition/nutritionist related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for clinical nutrition/nutritionist students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Schools

The clinical nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in clinical nutrition/nutritionist.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in clinical nutrition/nutritionist has to look into Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in clinical nutrition/nutritionist from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in clinical nutrition/nutritionist has to look into University of North Florida. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in clinical nutrition/nutritionist from University of North Florida

Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist by Region

View the Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Clinical Nutrition

One of 4 majors within the Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services area of study, Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	15
Dietetics/Dietitian	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.