2026 Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Schools in California
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for clinical nutrition/nutritionist students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist in California
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical nutrition/nutritionist degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist
University Of The Pacific is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in clinical nutrition/nutritionist. This moderately-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Stockton. University Of The Pacific graduates 68% of students within six years. About 13 clinical nutrition/nutritionist degrees were awarded at University Of The Pacific in the most recent year. Graduates of the clinical nutrition/nutritionist program make about $77,022 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $23,514.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
