Top Dietetics/Dietitian Programs in the United States (2026)
Updated
This page ranks the 63 Dietetics/Dietitian programs in the United States by the median earnings of Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing. SUNY Oneonta leads the list with median earnings of $64,048 after completing.
The figures range from $64,048 to $18,314, with a median of $55,768 across the listed schools. For 4 of the 63 programs the earnings figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
Public institutions account for 54 of the 63 programs, or 86% of the list. CUNY Brooklyn College reports the lowest average net price at $3,103.
Florida International University ranks 14th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNY Oneonta · Oneonta, NY | $64,048 | $19,158 | $11,044 | 69.6% |
| SUNY Oneonta ranks 1st on this list with median earnings of $64,048 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 2 | University of Delaware · Newark, DE | $63,799 | $17,799 | $10,901 | 70.6% |
| University of Delaware posts an admission rate of 71% and median earnings of $63,799 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Viterbo University · La Crosse, WI | $63,328 | $21,260 | $13,657 | 72.4% |
| A private nonprofit university, Viterbo University reports median federal debt of $25,000 across all of its borrowers who completed, alongside $63,328 in median earnings for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | Long Island University · Brookville, NY | $63,323 | $33,062 | $22,019 | 86.2% |
| Long Island University admits 86% of applicants and shows median earnings of $63,323 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX | $62,457 | $19,070 | $12,457 | 72.7% |
| Texas Tech University reports median earnings of $62,457 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing and ranks 86th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 6 | University of Florida · Gainesville, FL | $62,145 | $6,541 | $1,982 | 24.2% |
| With an admission rate of 24%, University of Florida reports median earnings of $62,145 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 7 | University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI | $61,079 | $21,440 | $14,368 | 72.2% |
| University of Rhode Island shows median earnings of $61,079 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing and a median federal debt of $19,402 among Dietetics/Dietitian completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 8 | D'Youville University · Buffalo, NY | $60,998 | $20,433 | $16,259 | 81.4% |
| D'Youville University reports median earnings of $60,998 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $20,433. | |||||
| 9 | SUNY Buffalo State University · Buffalo, NY | $60,937 | $11,346 | $7,405 | 73.0% |
| SUNY Buffalo State University posts median earnings of $60,937 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $7,405 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 10 | University of Dayton · Dayton, OH | $60,873 | $29,533 | $21,736 | 65.5% |
| University of Dayton reports median earnings of $60,873 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing and a median federal debt of $23,250 across all of its borrowers who completed. | |||||
| 11 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY | $60,418 | $17,156 | $9,400 | 78.4% |
| State University of New York at Plattsburgh shows median earnings of $60,418 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing and a median federal debt of $15,513 among Dietetics/Dietitian completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 12 | Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH | $60,381 | $28,384 | $16,015 | 75.4% |
| Miami University-Oxford reports median earnings of $60,381 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing and an average net price of $28,384. | |||||
| 13 | Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL | $60,380 | $11,297 | $5,938 | 24.2% |
| Florida State University reports $60,380 in median earnings for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing, and its average net price is $11,297. | |||||
| 14 | Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS | $59,824 | $19,406 | $13,178 | 81.7% |
| Kansas State University, a public university in Manhattan, ranks 14th on this list and shows a median federal debt of $24,197 among Dietetics/Dietitian completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 15 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH | $59,703 | $25,648 | $17,974 | 85.3% |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus admits 85% of applicants and posts median earnings of $59,703 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 16 | CUNY Queens College · Queens, NY | $59,655 | $4,195 | $1,541 | 64.4% |
| CUNY Queens College ranks 61st on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and reports an average net price of $4,195. | |||||
| 17 | Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN | $59,649 | $14,600 | $5,098 | 49.9% |
| Purdue University-Main Campus's Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing earn a median of $59,649, and the median federal debt among Dietetics/Dietitian completers who borrowed is $20,254. | |||||
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Stout · Menomonie, WI | $59,392 | $17,490 | $10,966 | 87.7% |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout ranks 18th on this list, with a cohort of 17 graduates in the earnings cohort and an average net price of $17,490. | |||||
| 19 | Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI | $59,211 | $15,407 | $13,250 | 79.6% |
| Eastern Michigan University shows median earnings of $59,211 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing, alongside an admission rate of 80%. | |||||
| 20 | Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI | $58,989 | $19,680 | $7,068 | 84.8% |
| Michigan State University reports an average net price of $7,068 for families earning under $30,000, and its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing earn a median of $58,989. | |||||
| 21 | CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY | $58,821 | $3,103 | $1,029 | 58.4% |
| CUNY Brooklyn College ranks 53rd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and carries a median federal debt of $9,218 among Dietetics/Dietitian completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 22 | Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH | $58,821 | $17,339 | $4,885 | 60.6% |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus's Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing earn a median of $58,821, and the school admits 61% of applicants. | |||||
| 23 | Keene State College · Keene, NH | $56,962 | $17,887 | $12,192 | 90.3% |
| Keene State College ranks 23rd on this list, with an average net price of $17,887 and a cohort of 15 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 24 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · Stevens Point, WI | $56,618 | $14,559 | $8,833 | 91.8% |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point reports median earnings of $56,618 for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing, and the median federal debt among Dietetics/Dietitian completers who borrowed is $21,500. | |||||
| 25 | Marywood University · Scranton, PA | $56,476 | $23,388 | $18,941 | 60.6% |
| Marywood University, a private nonprofit university in Scranton, reports $56,476 in median earnings for its Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing, with 12 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Dietetics/Dietitian graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first. The figure reflects federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled, measured four years after they finished. For 4 of the 63 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between SUNY Oneonta and University of Delaware is $249, while the spread from the top of the list to the bottom reaches $45,734.
Job market context in the United States
Graduates of Dietetics/Dietitian programs in the United States enter occupations such as Dietitians and Nutritionists and Dietetic Technicians. The median annual wage across those occupations is $61,407, and a quarter of workers in those occupations earn less than $52,614. Projections for 2024 to 2034 show about 10,200 openings a year, or about 355 openings a year for every hundred graduates, with more projected openings than graduates. Projections for 2024 to 2034 put employment in those occupations about 4.6% higher. Wages and top occupations exclude management occupations; openings include them. The ranking above uses graduate earnings four years after completing, which is a different measure from the occupational wage and demand figures shown here.
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