by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,158 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,641 and had an average of $27,579 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 148 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dietetics and clinical nutrition services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nutrition students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bronx Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 141 students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for BCC is $3,803 for Nutrition students with aid.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at BCC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Lehman College is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 87 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Lehman is $2,614 for Nutrition students with aid.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Lehman
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 130 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $5,298 for Nutrition students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 148 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $5,532 for Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Cincinnati State.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Cincinnati State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 29 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our nutrition students with aid list, UF has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,135 for nutrition students with aid per year to attend UF.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Brooklyn College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 105 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $3,067 for Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Brooklyn College.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Brooklyn College
With a ranking of #7, Sinclair Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $4,959 for Nutrition students with aid.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Sinclair Community College
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 113 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,989 for nutrition students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Appalachian State
Queens College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Queens College is a public institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Queens College is $3,469 for nutrition students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at QC
University of North Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNF is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 102 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UNF also did well on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” list. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of North Florida is $8,865 for Nutrition students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of North Florida
Central Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Pinal County Community College is a public institution located in Coolidge, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Arizona College is $5,804 for Nutrition students with aid.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Pinal County Community College
Florida State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 52 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our nutrition students with aid list, Florida State has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,946 for nutrition students with aid per year to attend Florida State University.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full Florida State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 34 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue also took the #13 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,377 for Nutrition students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Purdue
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 55 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Illinois at Chicago is $13,214 for nutrition students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UIC
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,234 for nutrition students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UW - Madison
Tarrant County College District came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Tarrant County College is a public institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $5,147 for Nutrition students with aid.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Tarrant County College District
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers New Brunswick is $23,035 for nutrition students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rutgers New Brunswick Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
Marshall University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $8,351 for nutrition students with aid.
Full Marshall University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
Utah State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 115 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $13,257 for Nutrition students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at USU
Stony Brook University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Stony Brook University is $16,119 for Nutrition students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Stony Brook University
Cuyahoga Community College District came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Cuyahoga Community College District is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $4,909 for Nutrition students with aid.
Full Cuyahoga Community College District Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 67 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is $12,416 for nutrition students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at IUPUI
With a ranking of #23, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa State is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 214 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $16,002 for nutrition students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Iowa State University
With a ranking of #24, Hillsborough Community College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Hillsborough Community College is $2,949 for Nutrition students with aid.
Full Hillsborough Community College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
With a ranking of #25, Stark State College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school situated in North Canton, Ohio. It awarded 7 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Stark State College is $5,963 for nutrition students with aid.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Stark State College
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