Is a Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services degree worth it?
Across 67 schools, graduates of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services earn a median $55,402 five years out on $21,670 of debt — most often working as Dietitians and Nutritionists. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$55,402
Median debt
$21,670
Years to pay off
4.1
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
55%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+4.8%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
7.9%
$60,890 vs $56,079
Net price
$15,927/yr
Debt-test failures
4.4%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$8,592
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.