2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate School for You
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is the #123 most popular major in the country with 6,158 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nutrition students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $12,690 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Nicholls State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dietetics and clinical nutrition services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is a great value for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.
UAMS graduate students pay an average of $17,652 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lipscomb University is a great value for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Lipscomb graduate students pay an average of $17,100 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lipscomb also is in the top 20% of our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.
Samford graduate students pay an average of $21,575 in tuition and fees each year.
Samford also claimed a spot on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Florida International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at FIU are $24,211 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UAB graduate students pay an average of $19,188 in tuition and fees each year.
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Appalachian State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Appalachian State are $23,017 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Western Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WKU are $18,340 a year.
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Georgia Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GaSou are $22,004 a year.
Request InformationBest Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges by State
Explore the best dietetics and clinical nutrition services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 42 |
| Virginia | 32 |
| North Carolina | 213 |
| Florida | 396 |
| Tennessee | 79 |
| Kentucky | 42 |
| South Carolina | 17 |
| Louisiana | 63 |
| Arkansas | 105 |
| Alabama | 62 |
| Mississippi | 74 |
| West Virginia | 88 |
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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Related Majors for Nutrition
One of 30 majors within the area of study, dietetics and clinical nutrition services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 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 the rest 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.