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2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,880 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services School for You

With 222 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dietetics and clinical nutrition services is the #54 most popular major in Iowa.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nutrition majors pursuing a .

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality in Dietetics & Nutrition Services

$5,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best value school in Iowa for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Des Moines Area Community College Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Iowa list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Iowa Report

$9,634 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dietetics and clinical nutrition services schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $9,634 per year. Nutrition majors at Iowa State take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Iowa State also made our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #4.

Full Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Iowa State University Report

Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 229
Minnesota 35
Kansas 76
Nebraska 9
North Dakota 39
South Dakota 4

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nutrition

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 3 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.

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