2025 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Tennessee

If you plan on majoring in dietetics & clinical nutrition services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #128 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for dietetics & clinical nutrition services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 93 degrees in dietetics & clinical nutrition services to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools List

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings by Degree Level

The 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 Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Tennessee. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in Tennessee

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nutrition degree levels they offer.

Top Tennessee Schools in Nutrition

1

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Nutrition Degrees Awarded

38.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat East Tennessee State University if you wish to pursue a degree in dietetics & clinical nutrition services. ETSU is a large public university located in the small city of Johnson City.More information about a degree in dietetics & clinical nutrition services from East Tennessee State University

2

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, TN

Tennessee Technological University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in dietetics & clinical nutrition services. Tennessee Tech University is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Cookeville.More information about a degree in dietetics & clinical nutrition services from Tennessee Technological University

Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	36
Florida	282	392
North Carolina	279	171
Virginia	274	30
South Carolina	248	0
Kentucky	244	36
Louisiana	242	44
Mississippi	234	74
Arkansas	234	84
Alabama	233	39
West Virginia	207	36

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nutrition

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Dietetics/Dietitian	44
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist	33
Dietitian Assistant	16

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Majors Similar to Nutrition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	6,214
Allied Health Professions	2,831
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	1,707
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	1,563
Health & Medical Administrative Services	1,012
Dental Support Services	861
Health/Medical Prep Programs	819
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	728
Medicine	678
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	646

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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.