D'Youville University Dietetics (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

  • Bachelor's in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
  • Private nonprofit university
  • Buffalo, NY
  • About 14 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

D'Youville University dietetics graduates earn more than graduates of most dietetics programs nationally, $47,888 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $30,750 in federal loans, more than at 88% of dietetics programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying dietetics degrees in New York.

First-year earnings$47,88881st percentile of 37 programs nationally
Earnings after 5 years$50,3525% more than year one
Median federal debt$30,7504th lowest of 5 New York programs
Debt-to-earnings64%New York median 35%, national 75%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The New York and national columns are the medians across all dietetics bachelor's programs that report the figure.

Five years out, D'Youville University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $6,068 less than the New York median.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York dietetics program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

D'Youville UniversityOther New York programs

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What graduates earn over time

Pay rises about 5% between the first and fifth year.

D'Youville University grads, year 1$47,888
D'Youville University grads, year 5$50,352
All New York dietetics grads, year 5$56,420

Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.

Does family income change the outcome?

Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned $6,511 less in their first year than other graduates. Students who expect to rely on grants should weigh this gap.

Pell Grant recipients, year 1 earnings$47,425
Other graduates, year 1 earnings$53,936

Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $326 a month, or 8.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

73% of graduates (29 of 40) were working in New York one year after graduating. Prices in the Buffalo area are about 4% below the national average, so a $47,888 salary here buys what about $49,965 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to dietetics, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Dietitians and Nutritionists

$82,480

Median pay in New York. 5,330 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $62,100Top 10%: $105,830

Dietetic Technicians

$50,420

Median pay in New York. 1,580 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $35,620Top 10%: $64,950

About D'Youville University

Dietetics ranks 5th of 5 bachelor's programs at D'Youville University by first-year earnings. The top three are Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($101,885), Nursing ($75,587), and Rehabilitation and Therapy ($50,473).

Other dietetics bachelor's programs near Buffalo

Common questions

The median graduate earns $47,888 one year after graduating and $50,352 five years after. The median across dietetics bachelor's programs in New York is $36,903.

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
  • Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
  • Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
  • School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the dietetics program.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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