2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services sits in the middle of the road, ranking #170 out of 295 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 doctor's degrees in dietetics and clinical nutrition services during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nutrition matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for dietetics and clinical nutrition services, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for dietetics and clinical nutrition services.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the United States

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nutrition Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Maryland University of Integrative Health
Laurel, MD

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MD

#1 Best Quality In MD

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services needs to take a look at Maryland University of Integrative Health. Located in the suburb of Laurel, MUIH is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in dietetics and clinical nutrition services in Maryland.

There were approximately 14 dietetics and clinical nutrition services students who graduated with this degree at MUIH in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Florida International University
Miami, FL

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

Florida International University is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in dietetics and clinical nutrition services in Florida.

There were approximately 7 dietetics and clinical nutrition services individuals who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year.

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3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in dietetics and clinical nutrition services in New Jersey.

There were about 5 dietetics and clinical nutrition services individuals who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in dietetics and clinical nutrition services from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

4

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In FL

#2 Best Quality In FL

University of North Florida is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. UNF is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Jacksonville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in dietetics and clinical nutrition services in Florida.

There were roughly 4 dietetics and clinical nutrition services individuals who graduated with this degree at UNF in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

There were roughly 2 dietetics and clinical nutrition services students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services by Region

View the Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nutrition

One of 30 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	14
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	11
Dietetics/Dietitian	7

Majors Similar to Nutrition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Medicine	27,562
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	15,089
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	14,338
Nursing	10,033
Dentistry	6,591
Chiropractic	2,596
Optometry	1,666
Communication Sciences	1,124
Alternative Medicine & Systems	1,044
Public Health	1,036

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.