Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

Health Professions

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services graduates with a bachelor's typically earned about $55,768, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Bachelor's median $55,768, $52,463 to $59,649; Grad cert median $60,980, $58,558 to $74,572; Master's median $61,412, $59,025 to $66,768.$52k$64k$75kBachelor's$55,768Grad cert$60,980Master's$61,412
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Bachelor's Degree$55,768$52,463 to $59,6497397%
Graduate/Professional Certificate$60,980$58,558 to $74,5728100%
Master's Degree$61,412$59,025 to $66,7683797%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +4% (2024 to 2034), about 10,200 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,850+5.5%6,200
Dietetic Technicians$37,040+2.5%4,000

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.