2026 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Tennessee

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. The schools below stand out for the quality of their dietetics & clinical nutrition services programs.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 6 schools to find the best for dietetics & clinical nutrition services students.

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• Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Tennessee

Best Schools for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in Tennessee

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the dietetics & clinical nutrition services degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

1

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Awarded

$45,444 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than East Tennessee State University this year for dietetics & clinical nutrition services. Set in the city of Johnson City, East Tennessee State University is a large public institution. Roughly 53% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 27 dietetics & clinical nutrition services students who graduated with this degree at East Tennessee State University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the dietetics & clinical nutrition services program make about $45,444 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $21,301 to complete this degree. Read more about the dietetics & clinical nutrition services program at East Tennessee State University

2

Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Elizabethton
Elizabethton, TN

Non-Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Awarded

$31,280 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong dietetics & clinical nutrition services program will find one at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Elizabethton, which ranked #2. This small public university is located in the suburb of Elizabethton. There were roughly 41 dietetics & clinical nutrition services students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Elizabethton in the most recent data year. Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services graduates of Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Elizabethton earn a median of $31,280 early in their careers. Students borrow a median of $9,562 to complete this degree. See the full dietetics & clinical nutrition services program report for Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Elizabethton

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 6 schools evaluated.

• 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 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.