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2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$5,484 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services School for You

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is the #13 most popular major in North Carolina with 213 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina to see which 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in North Carolina

Check out the nutrition programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Dietetics & Nutrition Services

#1

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Gaston College the best value school in North Carolina for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students. Gaston College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gaston College are $2,862 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCU are $4,367 a year. On average, nutrition graduates from WCU take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, nutrition majors at ECU accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in North Carolina list.

Full Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at East Carolina University Report

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nutrition graduates from Appalachian State take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Appalachian State also did well on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 396
Tennessee 79
Georgia 42
Kentucky 42
West Virginia 88
Virginia 32
Alabama 62
Louisiana 63
Mississippi 74
South Carolina 17
Arkansas 105

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, dietetics and clinical nutrition services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Concentrations

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

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 4 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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