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2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$18,995 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,108 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dietetics and clinical nutrition services was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 6,158 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master's Degree Schools

#1

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Logan University the best value school in the Plains States Region for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Chesterfield, Logan University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Logan University are $8,100 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Moorhead.

Concordia College Moorhead graduate students pay an average of $10,620 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dietetics and clinical nutrition services schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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#5

Cox College

Springfield, MO

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cox College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cox College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cox College are $12,610 a year.

Full Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Cox College Report

#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UND is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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South Dakota State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.

South Dakota State graduate students pay an average of $16,917 in tuition and fees each year.

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Northwestern Health Sciences University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, NWHSU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NWHSU are $11,716 per year.

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University of Nebraska Medical Center ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNMC is a small public school located in the city of Omaha.

UNMC graduate students pay an average of $26,961 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges by State

Explore the best dietetics and clinical nutrition services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 35
Iowa 222
Nebraska 9
Missouri 229
Kansas 76
South Dakota 4
North Dakota 39

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

Nutrition Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Dietetics/Dietitian 3,788
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist 1,013
Dietitian Assistant 637
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services 493
Dietetic Technician 227

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 12 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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