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Bachelor's-9% vs national median198 grads tracked

Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services at Western Carolina University

Ranked 49th of 50 bachelor's programs in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,828
middle 50%: $23,386 – $38,164
Median · 5 years out
$52,216
middle 50%: $41,507 – $61,295
Median · 10 years out
$62,421
middle 50%: $47,802 – $80,101

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 and Clinical Nutrition Services graduates begin at $30k. Median salaries climb to $52k at the five-year mark and $62k by year ten.

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
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,395 total interest

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