Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services: is this bachelor's degree worth it?
National picture across 76 reporting college programs.
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$137,758 over 10 years
National scenario across reporting bachelor's degree programs, using median year-4 earnings, their institutions’ average net prices and a typical 4-year duration.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
22.8 yrsModeled economic break-even
−56%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,804Observed earnings · year 4
Observed national outcomes
$55,804Median reported earnings · year 4
$53,683Average reported earnings · year 5
$24,497Median federal debt
36thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential
76Reporting programs
72With year-4 earnings
The same field can produce a different equation.
Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.
OPEN PROFILE
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
- Year-4 earnings
- $43,380
- Federal debt
- $17,237
- Reporting programs
- 3
Associate's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $45,029
- Federal debt
- $6,000
- Reporting programs
- 1
Bachelor's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $55,804
- Federal debt
- $24,497
- Reporting programs
- 76
Post-baccalaureate Certificate
- Year-4 earnings
- $60,515
- Federal debt
- $25,925
- Reporting programs
- 3
Master's Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $63,165
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 34
Doctoral Degree
- Year-4 earnings
- $82,401
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate
- Year-4 earnings
- $62,867
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 7
Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)
- Year-4 earnings
- $55,497
- Federal debt
- Not available
- Reporting programs
- 2
Where the middle half of programs lands
Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.
Median
25th percentile$52,470National median$55,80475th percentile$59,649
72 programs report year‑4 earnings.See the spread, not just the national number.
1California State University, Long Beach$68,5782San Diego State University$66,6493SUNY Oneonta$64,0484University of Delaware$63,7995Viterbo University$63,3286Long Island University$63,3237Texas Tech University$62,4578University of Florida$62,1459University of Rhode Island$61,07910D'Youville University$60,998Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking
Related occupations
Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.
Dietetic TechniciansSOC 29-2051 · 3 crosswalk linksDietitians and NutritionistsSOC 29-1031 · 3 crosswalk links
Same degree, different outcomes
Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. ROI uses each institution’s average net price as a scenario—not an individual aid offer.
| # | College | Location | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 10-year ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California State University, Long BeachBachelor's Degree | Long Beach, CA | $68,578 | $13,625 | +6% | Positive payoff |
| 2 | San Diego State UniversityBachelor's Degree | San Diego, CA | $66,649 | Not available | -10% | Negative payoff |
| 3 | SUNY OneontaBachelor's Degree | Oneonta, NY | $64,048 | $19,250 | -26% | Negative payoff |
| 4 | University of DelawareBachelor's Degree | Newark, DE | $63,799 | $26,000 | -25% | Negative payoff |
| 5 | Viterbo UniversityBachelor's Degree | La Crosse, WI | $63,328 | Not available | -31% | Negative payoff |
| 6 | Long Island UniversityBachelor's Degree | Brookville, NY | $63,323 | Not available | -41% | Negative payoff |
| 7 | Texas Tech UniversityBachelor's Degree | Lubbock, TX | $62,457 | $20,500 | -32% | Negative payoff |
| 8 | University of FloridaBachelor's Degree | Gainesville, FL | $62,145 | $19,764 | -17% | Negative payoff |
| 9 | University of Rhode IslandBachelor's Degree | Kingston, RI | $61,079 | $22,875 | -39% | Negative payoff |
| 10 | D'Youville UniversityBachelor's Degree | Buffalo, NY | $60,998 | $30,750 | -39% | Negative payoff |
| 11 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Buffalo, NY | $60,937 | $34,940 | -29% | Negative payoff |
| 12 | University of DaytonBachelor's Degree | Dayton, OH | $60,873 | Not available | -47% | Negative payoff |
| 13 | State University of New York at PlattsburghBachelor's Degree | Plattsburgh, NY | $60,418 | $22,556 | -38% | Negative payoff |
| 14 | Miami University-OxfordBachelor's Degree | Oxford, OH | $60,381 | $22,993 | -48% | Negative payoff |
| 15 | Florida State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Tallahassee, FL | $60,380 | $23,750 | -32% | Negative payoff |
| 16 | Kansas State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Manhattan, KS | $59,824 | $29,125 | -42% | Negative payoff |
| 17 | University of Cincinnati-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Cincinnati, OH | $59,703 | $27,000 | -48% | Negative payoff |
| 18 | CUNY Queens CollegeBachelor's Degree | Queens, NY | $59,655 | $13,004 | -26% | Negative payoff |
| 19 | Purdue University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | West Lafayette, IN | $59,649 | $20,254 | -39% | Negative payoff |
| 20 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusBachelor's Degree | Pittsburgh, PA | $59,609 | $27,000 | -52% | Negative payoff |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-StoutBachelor's Degree | Menomonie, WI | $59,392 | $26,000 | -42% | Negative payoff |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan UniversityBachelor's Degree | Ypsilanti, MI | $59,211 | $30,769 | -41% | Negative payoff |
| 23 | Michigan State UniversityBachelor's Degree | East Lansing, MI | $58,989 | $24,750 | -46% | Negative payoff |
| 24 | CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBachelor's Degree | Brooklyn, NY | $58,821 | $12,434 | -28% | Negative payoff |
| 25 | Ohio State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Columbus, OH | $58,821 | $22,750 | -45% | Negative payoff |
| 26 | Saint Louis UniversityBachelor's Degree | Saint Louis, MO | $58,604 | Not available | -51% | Negative payoff |
| 27 | University of GeorgiaBachelor's Degree | Athens, GA | $56,980 | $23,809 | -49% | Negative payoff |
| 28 | Keene State CollegeBachelor's Degree | Keene, NH | $56,962 | $25,798 | -52% | Negative payoff |
| 29 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointBachelor's Degree | Stevens Point, WI | $56,618 | $24,250 | -51% | Negative payoff |
| 30 | Marywood UniversityBachelor's Degree | Scranton, PA | $56,476 | $27,000 | -58% | Negative payoff |
| 31 | Western Michigan UniversityBachelor's Degree | Kalamazoo, MI | $56,449 | $26,990 | -53% | Negative payoff |
| 32 | Georgia State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Atlanta, GA | $56,263 | $28,909 | -54% | Negative payoff |
| 33 | Kent State University at KentBachelor's Degree | Kent, OH | $56,183 | $27,000 | -58% | Negative payoff |
| 34 | University of North DakotaBachelor's Degree | Grand Forks, ND | $56,130 | Not available | -56% | Negative payoff |
| 35 | University of Northern ColoradoBachelor's Degree | Greeley, CO | $55,946 | $25,000 | -56% | Negative payoff |
| 36 | Marshall UniversityBachelor's Degree | Huntington, WV | $55,840 | $23,250 | -48% | Negative payoff |
| 37 | Ball State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Muncie, IN | $55,768 | Not available | -55% | Negative payoff |
| 38 | University of Akron Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Akron, OH | $55,527 | $27,000 | -55% | Negative payoff |
| 39 | Northern Illinois UniversityBachelor's Degree | Dekalb, IL | $55,221 | $27,000 | -56% | Negative payoff |
| 40 | Central Michigan UniversityBachelor's Degree | Mount Pleasant, MI | $55,134 | $27,000 | -60% | Negative payoff |
| 41 | University of North FloridaBachelor's Degree | Jacksonville, FL | $54,952 | $18,369 | -55% | Negative payoff |
| 42 | Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleBachelor's Degree | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $54,825 | $52,000 | -67% | Negative payoff |
| 43 | Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Bowling Green, OH | $54,796 | $26,000 | -65% | Negative payoff |
| 44 | University of VermontBachelor's Degree | Burlington, VT | $54,726 | $22,896 | -62% | Negative payoff |
| 45 | California State University, San BernardinoBachelor's Degree | San Bernardino, CA | $54,717 | $17,000 | -51% | Negative payoff |
| 46 | South Dakota State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Brookings, SD | $54,646 | Not available | -63% | Negative payoff |
| 47 | Illinois State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Normal, IL | $54,604 | $18,892 | -63% | Negative payoff |
| 48 | Northeastern State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Tahlequah, OK | $54,484 | $16,024 | -59% | Negative payoff |
| 49 | Western Illinois UniversityBachelor's Degree | Macomb, IL | $54,394 | Not available | -59% | Negative payoff |
| 50 | Iowa State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Ames, IA | $54,391 | $21,000 | -63% | Negative payoff |
| 51 | North Dakota State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Fargo, ND | $54,301 | $27,500 | -62% | Negative payoff |
| 52 | Western Carolina UniversityBachelor's Degree | Cullowhee, NC | $53,622 | $24,905 | -63% | Negative payoff |
| 53 | Missouri State University-SpringfieldBachelor's Degree | Springfield, MO | $53,621 | $25,500 | -66% | Negative payoff |
| 54 | Florida International UniversityBachelor's Degree | Miami, FL | $52,470 | $12,499 | -66% | Negative payoff |
| 55 | East Carolina UniversityBachelor's Degree | Greenville, NC | $52,463 | $21,000 | -69% | Negative payoff |
| 56 | Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleBachelor's Degree | Edwardsville, IL | $52,166 | $24,369 | -70% | Negative payoff |
| 57 | Youngstown State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Youngstown, OH | $51,687 | $27,729 | -71% | Negative payoff |
| 58 | University of Southern MississippiBachelor's Degree | Hattiesburg, MS | $50,957 | Not available | -78% | Negative payoff |
| 59 | Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBachelor's Degree | Bloomsburg, PA | $50,836 | Not available | -76% | Negative payoff |
| 60 | CUNY Lehman CollegeBachelor's Degree | Bronx, NY | $50,455 | $12,000 | -72% | Negative payoff |
| 61 | Appalachian State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Boone, NC | $50,403 | $25,025 | -78% | Negative payoff |
| 62 | Ashland UniversityBachelor's Degree | Ashland, OH | $50,359 | $27,000 | -80% | Negative payoff |
| 63 | University of Illinois ChicagoBachelor's Degree | Chicago, IL | $49,393 | Not available | -80% | Negative payoff |
| 64 | New Mexico State University-Main CampusBachelor's Degree | Las Cruces, NM | $49,080 | Not available | -81% | Negative payoff |
| 65 | Nicholls State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Thibodaux, LA | $47,677 | Not available | -88% | Negative payoff |
| 66 | Purdue University GlobalBachelor's Degree | West Lafayette, IN | $47,367 | $39,375 | -89% | Negative payoff |
| 67 | University of Central MissouriBachelor's Degree | Warrensburg, MO | $46,803 | $20,975 | -92% | Negative payoff |
| 68 | Idaho State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Pocatello, ID | $46,238 | Not available | -95% | Negative payoff |
| 69 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusBachelor's Degree | Gurabo, PR | $44,851 | $8,250 | -101% | Negative payoff |
| 70 | Texas A&M University-KingsvilleBachelor's Degree | Kingsville, TX | $41,679 | $22,947 | -115% | Negative payoff |
| 71 | Brigham Young UniversityBachelor's Degree | Provo, UT | $18,314 | Not available | -210% | Negative payoff |
| 72 | Life UniversityBachelor's Degree | Marietta, GA | Not available | $41,800 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $29,791 |
| 73 | University of MississippiBachelor's Degree | University, MS | Not available | $22,500 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $13,314 |
| 74 | Northwest Missouri State UniversityBachelor's Degree | Maryville, MO | Not available | $22,750 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $16,244 |
| 75 | Rowan UniversityBachelor's Degree | Glassboro, NJ | Not available | $24,625 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | $22,408 |
| 76 | Fontbonne UniversityBachelor's Degree | , | $55,181 | $35,500 | WithheldPrice-proxy sensitive | Not available |
This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.