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Dietetics (Bachelor's) Programs in Ohio, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 6 programs report first-year pay
  • 6 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Ohio dietetics bachelor's program pays its graduates $38,569 in their first year, $5,250 more than the national median. Ohio State reports the highest first-year pay ($52,247), and Ohio State the lowest median debt ($22,750).

Median first-year pay$38,569National $33,319
Median pay after 5 years$52,799National $55,402
Median federal debt$27,000National $24,497
Debt-to-earnings72%National 75%

All 6 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

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 the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Ohio State$52,247
  2. University of Cincinnati$48,483
  3. University of Akron$47,242
  4. Bowling Green State$29,896
  5. Youngstown State$29,065

Lowest median debt

  1. Ohio State$22,750
  2. Bowling Green State$26,000
  3. University of Cincinnati$27,000
  4. University of Akron$27,000
  5. Kent State$27,000

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Ohio State44%
  2. University of Cincinnati56%
  3. University of Akron57%
  4. Bowling Green State87%
  5. Youngstown State95%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$69,530

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $36,970Top 10%: $91,820

Dietetic Technicians

$41,380

Median 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.

Bottom 10%: $31,570Top 10%: $58,170

Common questions

Ohio State in Columbus reports the highest median first-year pay, $52,247. Its median federal debt is $22,750.

Related pages

Dietetics (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked37 programs by pay and debt

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • 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 rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Medians are across the dietetics bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024