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CIP 51.3102 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist.

A program that prepares individuals to apply the principles of dietetics and the biomedical and nutrition sciences to design and manage effective nutrition programs as part of clinical treatment and therapy programs, and to manage health care facility food services. Includes instruction in human nutrition, nutrient metabolism, the role of foods and nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention, nutrition as a treatment regime, planning and directing hospital food service programs, diet and nutrition analysis and planning, supervision of food storage and preparation, special diets, client education, and professional standards and regulations.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 51.3102. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years11
2025Bachelor degree889
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate542
2025Master degree32706
2025Post-master certificate25
2025Doctorate — research454
2025Doctorate — professional practice15
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year12
2024Bachelor degree898
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate666
2024Master degree31711
2024Post-master certificate28
2024Doctorate — research326
2024Doctorate — professional practice110
2023Certificate 1–2 years13
2023Bachelor degree9107
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate758
2023Master degree31853
2023Post-master certificate15
2023Doctorate — research322
2023Doctorate — professional practice14
2022Bachelor degree8131
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate668
2022Master degree31907
2022Doctorate — research28
2022Doctorate — professional practice210
2021Certificate 1–2 years12
2021Bachelor degree7127
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate744
2021Master degree29826
2021Doctorate — research27
2021Doctorate — professional practice15
2020Certificate 1–2 years11
2020Bachelor degree7152
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate567
2020Master degree28735
2020Doctorate — research27
2020Doctorate — professional practice14
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year116

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 51.3102 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 51 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

51 institutions

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