2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,686 people earned their degree in dietetics/dietitian, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dietetics/dietitian programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree dietetics students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian

#1

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at FIU

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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