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Most Popular Schools for Dietetics/Dietitian Major & Degree Program

A program that prepares individuals to integrate and apply the principles of the food and nutrition sciences, human behavior, and the biomedical sciences to design and manage effective nutrition programs in a variety of settings. Includes instruction in human nutrition; nutrient metabolism; the role of foods and nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention; planning and directing food service activities; diet and nutrition analysis and planning; supervision of food storage and preparation; client education; and professional standards and regulations.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Iowa State University 200 2% $21,186
2 The University of Alabama 162 2% $29,872
3 CUNY Bronx Community College 142 8% $6,570
4 Florida International University 135 1% $23,506
5 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 133 3% $27,074
6 University of North Florida 96 2% $21,384
7 Appalachian State University 91 2% $19,194
8 CUNY Lehman College 87 3% $27,857
9 Northern Illinois University 87 2% $29,117
10 University of Connecticut 77 1% $32,404
11 University of Rhode Island 74 2% $30,351
12 Kansas State University 62 1% $24,923
13 D'Youville College 62 9% $43,174
14 Michigan State University 61 1% $28,862
15 Illinois State University 59 1% $29,758
16 Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale 59 1% $22,208
17 University of Delaware 57 1% $29,342
18 Saint Louis University 56 2% $61,018
19 Ball State University 54 1% $24,550
20 Central Michigan University 49 1% $24,889
21 University of Vermont 49 2% $34,210
22 CUNY Queens College 48 1% $28,907
23 Marywood University 46 5% $51,960
24 University of Mississippi 45 1% $25,436
25 University of Illinois at Chicago 44 1% $30,866
26 Oakwood University 43 12% $38,762
27 Louisiana Tech University 43 2% $21,267
28 University of Georgia 43 0% $26,688
29 East Carolina University 42 1% $21,672
30 SUNY Oneonta 41 3% $25,028
31 Purdue University-Main Campus 40 0% $22,822
32 University of Northern Colorado 39 1% $25,494
33 Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis 39 1% $22,537
34 Texas Tech University 38 0% $24,472
35 Florida State University 37 0% $22,168
36 Eastern Michigan University 37 1% $26,196
37 Miami University-Oxford 37 1% $33,229
38 Sinclair Community College 36 1% $3,830
39 Marshall University 35 1% $21,969
40 Central Washington University 35 1% $23,201
41 Brigham Young University-Provo 33 0% $18,776
42 New Mexico State University-Main Campus 32 1% $21,380
43 Loma Linda University 32 3% N/A
44 Idaho State University 31 1% $21,548
45 South Dakota State University 31 1% $23,127
46 Missouri State University-Springfield 29 1% $21,782
47 Bradley University 28 2% $47,820
48 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 27 1% $19,876
49 Loyola University Chicago 27 1% $61,328
50 Utah State University 26 0% $20,504
51 Mount Mary University 26 7% $46,402
52 Keene State College 26 2% $27,988
53 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton 26 6% N/A
54 Cedar Crest College 25 5% $53,610
55 Dominican University 25 2% $46,175
56 Youngstown State University 24 1% $22,851
57 Framingham State University 24 2% $27,510
58 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 24 1% $19,069
59 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 24 0% $33,503
60 Messiah College 23 3% $49,280
61 Eastern Illinois University 23 1% $24,305
62 University of Florida 23 0% $21,211
63 University of Wisconsin-Stout 23 1% $19,973
64 Ohio State University-Main Campus 21 0% $27,367
65 North Dakota State University-Main Campus 21 1% $22,436
66 University of Central Missouri 21 1% $19,953
67 Abilene Christian University 21 2% $49,722
68 University of Alaska Anchorage 21 1% $27,190
69 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 21 0% $27,476
70 The University of Texas at San Antonio 21 0% $23,715
71 Northeastern State University 20 1% $17,666
72 Long Island University 20 1% $56,283
73 University of New Haven 20 1% $58,306
74 Wayne State University 19 0% $27,157
75 Western Carolina University 19 1% $17,705
76 University of Hawaii at Manoa 19 0% $29,858
77 Indiana State University 18 1% $23,146
78 Winthrop University 18 1% $28,938
79 SUNY Buffalo State 18 1% $25,846
80 Georgia State University 17 0% $26,014
81 Texas A & M University-Kingsville 17 1% $23,285
82 Viterbo University 16 2% $40,530
83 University of Kansas 16 0% $26,566
84 University of Saint Joseph 15 2% $51,901
85 Northwest Missouri State University 14 1% $19,751
86 Ashland University 14 1% $34,792
87 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 14 0% $25,922
88 University of Dayton 14 1% $59,230
89 Texas Christian University 14 1% $65,684
90 Western Illinois University 14 1% $25,997
91 Simmons University 13 1% $59,880
92 University of North Dakota 13 0% $22,091
93 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 13 2% N/A
94 Oregon Health & Science University 13 2% N/A
95 College of Saint Elizabeth 13 3% $52,548
96 Olivet Nazarene University 12 1% $47,670
97 University of Southern Mississippi 12 0% $24,048
98 East Tennessee State University 11 0% $24,068
99 Fontbonne University 11 2% $41,982
100 Georgia Southern University 11 0% $23,014

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Dietetics/Dietitian program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.