2026 Best Value Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Schools in the Far Western Region
[Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist](/majors/health-care-professions/dietetics-clinical-nutrition-services/clinical-nutrition-nutritionist/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 7 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical nutrition/nutritionist students.
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2026 Best Value Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Schools in the Far Western Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in clinical nutrition/nutritionist, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Schools
For return on investment in clinical nutrition/nutritionist, no school beat University Of The Pacific this year. University Of The Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $57,080. Students borrow a median of $23,514 to complete the clinical nutrition/nutritionist program here. Soon after graduation, clinical nutrition/nutritionist degree recipients from University Of The Pacific generally make around $77,022. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 71% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 7 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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