Bachelor's+7% vs national median166 grads tracked
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Illinois Chicago
Ranked 10th of 50 bachelor's programs in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,905
middle 50%: $27,184 – $44,805
Median · 5 years out
$61,663
middle 50%: $45,810 – $72,429
Median · 10 years out
$72,273
middle 50%: $51,694 – $92,587
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Dietetics graduates see a median year-1 salary of $36k. Ten-year earnings for these professionals reach $72k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.2 yrs
≈ $8,595 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Brooklyn College
$63,192 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$62,711 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$62,364 · 5 yrs out
University of New Haven
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oneonta
$61,926 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Lehman College
$60,879 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$60,514 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$60,453 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$60,287 · 5 yrs out
Marshall University
$60,166 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$60,159 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of Illinois Chicago
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$203,383 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$155,322 · 5 yrs out
Medicine (Doctorate)
$152,674 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$149,199 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$146,852 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$143,939 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$139,846 · 5 yrs out
Dentistry (Doctorate)
$135,535 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$133,429 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$123,770 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Doctorate)
$117,024 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$115,930 · 5 yrs out
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