2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services School for You
With 229 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, dietetics and clinical nutrition services is the #12 most popular major in Missouri.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri 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.
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.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Dietetics & Nutrition Services
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $8,294 per year. Nutrition majors at Missouri State take out an average of $22,625 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Logan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chesterfield.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Logan University are $6,600 per year.
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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best dietetics and clinical nutrition services schools in Missouri. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.
Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri list.
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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.
UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at UCM take out is $15,675.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cox College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cox College are $12,600 per year.
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Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.
SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nutrition graduates from SLU take out $22,656 in student loans while working on their degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, SLU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri list.
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With a ranking of #7, Fontbonne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fontbonne University are $28,200 a year. Nutrition majors at Fontbonne University take out an average of $33,750 in student loans while working on their egree.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Minnesota | 35 |
Iowa | 222 |
Nebraska | 9 |
Kansas | 76 |
South Dakota | 4 |
North Dakota | 39 |
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Majors Related to Nutrition
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 |
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Dietetics/Dietitian | 3,788 |
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist | 1,013 |
Dietitian Assistant | 637 |
Other Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 493 |
Dietetic Technician | 227 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 7 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.