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2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$19,745 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,125 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Dietetics & Nutrition Services

$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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#2

Logan University

Chesterfield, MO
$6,600 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Logan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri list. Logan University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Chesterfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Logan University are $6,600 a year.

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$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.

Mizzou also took the #3 spot in our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri rankings.

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$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

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 large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCM are $9,078 per year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at UCM take out is $15,675.

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#5

Cox College

Springfield, MO
$12,600 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cox College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Cox College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cox College are $12,600 a year.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SLU are $48,824 a year. On average, nutrition graduates from SLU take out $22,656 in student loans while working on their degree.

SLU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in Missouri list.

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#7

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO
$28,200 Average Tuition & Fees

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 suburb of Saint Louis, Fontbonne University is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 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).

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