University of Cincinnati Dietetics (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
- Public university
- Cincinnati, OH
- About 39 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release ยท BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Cincinnati dietetics graduates earn more than graduates of most dietetics programs nationally, $48,483 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $27,000 in federal loans, close to the national median of $24,497. One other Ohio program reports higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Ohio and national columns are the medians across all dietetics bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio dietetics program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Ohio medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $286 a month, or 7.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
76% of graduates (28 of 37) were working in Ohio one year after graduating. Prices in the Cincinnati area are about 5% below the national average, so a $48,483 salary here buys what about $50,837 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
$69,530Median pay in Ohio. 3,060 people work in this job in Ohio. 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.
Dietetic Technicians
$41,380Median pay in Ohio. 660 people work in this job in Ohio. 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.
About University of Cincinnati
Dietetics ranks 25th of 59 bachelor's programs at University of Cincinnati by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($83,489), Chemical Engineering ($82,372), and Electrical Engineering ($80,045).
Common questions
The median graduate earns $48,483 one year after graduating. The median across dietetics bachelor's programs in Ohio is $38,569.
The median federal loan balance is $27,000, which ranks 3rd lowest of 6 dietetics bachelor's programs in Ohio. That works out to about $286 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 56% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 75%.
Most do. 76% (28 of 37) were working in Ohio one year after graduating.
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 Ohio 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
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024