Bachelor's+9% vs national median188 grads tracked
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Ranked 5th of 50 bachelor's programs in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$56,473
middle 50%: $46,435 – $68,036
Median · 5 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $49,946 – $75,158
Median · 10 years out
$66,409
middle 50%: $53,696 – $84,786
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 bachelor's graduates earn $56k in their first year. Salaries reach $66k 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
6.1 yrs
≈ $6,533 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Connecticut
$74,943 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (The)
$65,054 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$63,292 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$63,192 · 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
University of Illinois Chicago
$61,663 · 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
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$143,496 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$136,036 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$108,447 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$104,478 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$100,778 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$94,755 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$91,256 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$89,739 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,896 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$88,576 · 5 yrs out
Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,577 · 5 yrs out
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