2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 5,820 people earned their degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services, making the major the 133rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,082 and had an average of $28,428 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 344 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dietetics and clinical nutrition services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree nutrition students.
Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $10,647 for associate degree nutrition students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bronx Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. Located in Bronx, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 135 diplomas to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
BCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BCC is $4,069 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Camden County College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blackwood, New Jersey. It awarded 7 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Camden County College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Camden County College is $6,603 for associate degree nutrition students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. Normandale Community College is a public institution located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Normandale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Normandale Community College is $12,620 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 11 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Sinclair Community College also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 12 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Cincinnati State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,469 for Associate Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.
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With a ranking of #7, Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
SRJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SRJC is $5,782 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Hillsborough Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Hillsborough Community College is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
HCC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,238 for associate degree nutrition students per year to attend Hillsborough Community College.
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Gateway Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 8 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree nutrition students list, Gateway Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gateway Community College is $6,381 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Suffolk County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. Suffolk County Community College is a large public school situated in Selden, New York. It awarded 9 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Suffolk County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for associate degree nutrition students.
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With a ranking of #11, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
MATC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,076 for Associate Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College.
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Middlesex County College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Middlesex County College is located in Edison, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Middlesex County College also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Middlesex County College is $6,649 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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With a ranking of #13, Northland Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small school located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota that handed out 4 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Northland Community and Technical College also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $10,860 for Associate Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Northland Community and Technical College.
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Long Beach City College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Long Beach City College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,066 for Associate Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Long Beach City College.
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William Rainey Harper College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 3 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harper College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend William Rainey Harper College is $7,532 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Cuyahoga Community College District ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 4 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Cuyahoga Community College District also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $5,415 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Gaston College landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Gaston College is located in Dallas, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Gaston College also took the #20 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gaston College is $8,486 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree nutrition students list, Chandler-Gilbert Community College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College is $9,926 for associate degree nutrition students.
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Finger Lakes Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate list. Finger Lakes Community College is a public institution located in Canandaigua, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Finger Lakes Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Finger Lakes Community College is $9,543 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Paradise Valley Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 7 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Paradise Valley Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,239 for associate degree nutrition students per year to attend Paradise Valley Community College.
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Erie Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Erie Community College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Erie Community College also took the #25 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Erie Community College is $5,131 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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Ferris State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our associate degree nutrition students list, Ferris has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,889 for associate degree nutrition students per year to attend Ferris.
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Mohawk Valley Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking. Mohawk Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 7 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,722 for Associate Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Mohawk Valley Community College.
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North Shore Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
North Shore Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,129 for Associate Degree Nutrition students per year to attend North Shore Community College.
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Stark State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Stark State College is a fairly large school located in North Canton, Ohio that handed out 6 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Stark State College is $6,464 for Associate Degree Nutrition students.
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- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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