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2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

46 Colleges
$18,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,776 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,481 people earned a degree or certificate in dietetics and clinical nutrition services, making the major the #85 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nutrition majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Viterbo University the best value school in the United States for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Viterbo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Viterbo graduate students pay an average of $9,488 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, nutrition graduates from Viterbo carry an average student debtload of $24,230.

Viterbo also claimed a spot on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Western States helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dietetics and clinical nutrition services schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Portland, Western States Chiropractic College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Western States Chiropractic College are $9,816 a year.

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#3

Cedar Crest College

Allentown, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cedar Crest College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Allentown, Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Cedar Crest graduate students pay an average of $14,719 in tuition and fees each year.

Cedar Crest excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Out of the 46 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rochester.

Mayo Clinic School of Medicine graduate students pay an average of $22,716 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, nutrition graduates from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine carry an average student debtload of $17,443.

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Louisiana Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 a year.

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#7

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, NJ

College of Saint Elizabeth came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Morristown, CSE is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

CSE graduate students pay an average of $18,734 in tuition and fees each year.

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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCUPA are $16,758 a year.

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#10

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Nicholls State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Thibodaux.

Nicholls State University graduate students pay an average of $9,177 in tuition and fees each year.

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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services by Region

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

One of 29 majors within the area of study, dietetics and clinical nutrition services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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.

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