2026 Best Value Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Schools in the Southwest Region
[Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist](/majors/health-care-professions/dietetics-clinical-nutrition-services/clinical-nutrition-nutritionist/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 6 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value clinical nutrition/nutritionist schools.
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2026 Best Value Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in clinical nutrition/nutritionist, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Schools
Parker University tops our 2026 list of the best value clinical nutrition/nutritionist schools in the Southwest Region. Parker University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas. Students from in state pay about $26,904 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $23,988 to complete the clinical nutrition/nutritionist program here. Soon after graduation, clinical nutrition/nutritionist degree recipients from Parker University generally make around $46,758. Set against $23,988 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 6 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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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