2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in Maryland

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 a Doctorate in Maryland” 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.

Across Maryland, there were 152 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,650 and $43,999 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dietetics and clinical nutrition services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in Maryland

#1

Maryland University of Integrative Health

Laurel, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$22,786 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Maryland University of Integrative Health landed the #1 spot on the list. MUIH is a small school located in Laurel, Maryland that handed out 14 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MUIH, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MUIH are $22,786, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Maryland University of Integrative Health

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

Notes and References

References

• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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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