D’Youville University Nutrition Degree Programs

Nutrition and Dietetics Program, School of Health Professions • Buffalo, NY • Campus • $1,300/Credit (Graduate, Private)

D’Youville University offers 3 nutrition credentials, and 2 of them lead to RD/RDN eligibility:

  • M.S., Nutrition and Dietetics (Coordinated Program)
  • B.S./M.S., Nutrition and Dietetics (five-year combined Coordinated Program)
  • Nutrition Minor (13 credits, non-RD)

Program Tracks Overview

ProgramEst. TuitionEst. DurationCredit Hours
M.S. Nutrition and Dietetics$68.9K (53 credits at $1,300 per the tuition table; $65.0K on the catalog’s 50)2 years (4 semesters)50 per the catalog, 53 per billing
B.S./M.S. Nutrition and DieteticsAbout $176.9K (derived; the professional-phase rate is unconfirmed)5 years (10 semesters, derived)142 per the catalog, 143 per the program page
Nutrition MinorNo separate rateNot clearly stated13

D’Youville has exactly one ACEND program, a Coordinated Program in Dietetics that builds more than 1,000 supervised-practice hours into a master’s degree, so there is no internship match. It is offered two ways: a stand-alone four-semester M.S. for applicants who already hold a bachelor’s with the prerequisites, and a five-year B.S./M.S. that guarantees a seat in the Coordinated Program if academic standards are met. D’Youville has no DPD, no dietetic internship, no online option, and no certificate.

Cohorts are capped at 30. One specialty rotation must be arranged by the student, with a director fallback, and students bear all practice travel, meals, and lodging costs.

Quick Facts

FeatureDetails
FormatCampus. The program page says in person and also that classes may be hybrid or online; ACEND lists fully in-person coursework
Credit HoursM.S.: 50 (catalog) or 53 (billing); B.S./M.S.: 142 (catalog) or 143
ACEND AccreditationCoordinated Program in Dietetics: accredited, initial 1989, term to June 30, 2033
RD/RDN EligibilityYes. Graduates are eligible to take the CDR national exam; the minor does not lead to RD eligibility
Supervised PracticeMore than 1,000 hours, integrated, at 50-plus affiliated sites; one specialty rotation is student-sourced
Cohort SizeCapped at 30 per cohort
Entrance ExamsNone. The GRE is not required
GPA FloorM.S.: 3.00 plus prerequisites at C or better. B.S./M.S. freshmen: 80% high school average or 2.5 GPA
IntakeRolling admission; intake terms and DICAS deadlines not found
Tuition2026-27: graduate on-campus $1,300 per credit; undergraduate full time $18,000 (period inferred as a semester)
Institutional AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education

Master of Science, Nutrition and Dietetics

The estimated tuition for the M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics is about $68,900 (53 credits at $1,300 per credit, from the tuition table, 2026-27). The catalog lists 50 credits, which would be $65,000, and the program takes two years over four semesters.

M.S. Curriculum

The curriculum is built around practice: Nutrition Practice I and II at 5 credits each and Advanced Nutrition Practice I and II at 8 credits each make up a 26-credit block. Students can complete a thesis or a capstone project. New York’s education department approves and registers the program, and registered dietitians can apply for the state’s CDN credential.

  • Medical Nutrition Therapy I and II, and Nutrition Counseling for Behavior Change
  • The Nutrition Entrepreneur and Leadership in Food Systems Management
  • Research Methods, Research Seminar, Professional Seminar, and a 1-credit Food Safety Certification

M.S. Supervised Practice

  • More than 1,000 hours, integrated with coursework with no separate match
  • Most core placements are coordinated by the program, drawing on more than 50 affiliated sites
  • Students find a site and preceptor for one specialty rotation themselves, and the director assigns one if they cannot
  • Students pay all practice travel, meals, and lodging; hours per rotation were not found

The hours meet the 1,000-hour benchmark. The program advertises guaranteed placement while also requiring one self-arranged rotation, so ask the director how the fallback works before relying on it.

M.S. Admissions

  • A bachelor’s degree with C or better in two general chemistry, one organic chemistry, one biochemistry, and one microbiology course (each with lab), two anatomy and physiology, one statistics, two social science, and one approved nutrition or food course; a B.S. in Nutrition from an ACEND-accredited program replaces the prerequisites
  • A 3.00 GPA, a personal essay, two recommendations, and no GRE; applications go through D’Youville or DICAS
  • Holistic, competitive, rolling review with a cohort cap of 30; annual physical and immunization evidence is required
  • Up to 9 transfer credits at B or better, at the director’s discretion
You Should Know

D’Youville’s pages disagree on credits: the catalog and the program page header say 50, while the program page’s stats block and the tuition table imply 53, a $3,900 difference. The mandatory fee stack is $620 a semester on the Coordinated Program table and $710 on the general graduate table. The program page also gives the completion window as six years in one place and three years, or 150% of program length, on the department page.

Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, Nutrition and Dietetics (Five Years)

The five-year B.S./M.S. awards both degrees. The school publishes no whole-program total; this profile derives about $176,900 from six undergraduate semesters at $18,000 ($108,000) plus the $68,900 Coordinated Program table, and the rate for the professional phase is not stated.

Years one to three are a pre-professional phase, and the ACEND-accredited Coordinated Program begins the fall after year three. Placement in it is guaranteed if students keep a 3.0 cumulative GPA and C or better in the pre-professional phase, then B or better in the professional phase. The catalog lists 142 credits and the program page 143.

  • Freshman admission: an 80% high school average or a 2.5 GPA, three years of math, history, and English, and a year each of biology and chemistry; SAT and ACT are optional
  • Transfer admission: the catalog says 2.5 and C or better in prerequisites, while the program page gives 2.75 for years one and two and 3.0 for year three
  • A Gannon University 3+3 agreement holds five seats a year for Gannon nutrition students, who spend two pre-professional semesters and four Coordinated Program semesters at D’Youville

Nutrition Minor

The Nutrition Minor is 13 credits (DTC-105 or DTC-250 and 250L, DTC-210, DTC-327, DTC-328, and DTC-306) and does not lead to RD eligibility.

Tuition

D’Youville’s published 2026-27 on-campus graduate rate is $1,300 per credit, and the lower $850 online graduate rate does not apply to this program. The school is private and charges one rate to everyone.

  • Coordinated Program table: year one fall $18,200 and spring $18,200 (14 credits each), year two fall $15,600 (12) and spring $16,900 (13), for $68,900 (derived 53 credits)
  • Undergraduate full time (12 to 18 credits): $18,000, labeled only as full time, and inferred here as per semester; part time is $1,200 per credit
  • Mandatory fees on the Coordinated Program table: General $250, Student Government $185, Technology $115, and Wellness $70, or $620 (period inferred as a semester)
  • Other fees: a Health Professions Fee of $95 and student liability insurance of $85 each semester, and nutrition and dietetics lab fees of $95; a $300 non-refundable graduate deposit applies to tuition
  • Program costs: AND student membership $58 a year, textbooks $300 to $500, clinical badge $10, lab coat $30 to $40, transportation and parking $350 to $500, physical and immunizations $100 to $375, background check and drug test $60 to $70, and ServSafe $99 to $179

Be aware that:

The derived M.S. total of $68,900 plus about $2,480 to $2,840 in mandatory fees comes to $71,380 to $71,740, before the Health Professions Fee, insurance, lab fees, and program costs. Students pay for all practice travel, meals, and lodging. No assistantship or waiver information was found, and D’Youville’s tuition-waiver rules exclude fully online programs, which does not affect this campus program.

For the B.S./M.S., the school does not say whether years four and five bill at the graduate rate, so treat the derived total as unconfirmed. Official figures are on D’Youville’s tuition and fees page.

Why Choose This Nutrition Program?

Best suited for students who want an integrated route to the credential in Buffalo, with the practice and the required master’s in one program and no separate internship application.

If you are choosing a college now, the five-year B.S./M.S. guarantees a seat in the Coordinated Program if you keep the GPA standards, which removes the match risk that most bachelor’s-only dietetics routes carry. The cost is one rate for the pre-professional years and a program that you commit to early.

If you already hold a bachelor’s, the four-semester M.S. takes any degree with the science and social science prerequisites, with no GRE and a cohort cap of 30. Applicants who hold a DPD from elsewhere can use that route in place of the prerequisites.

The trade-offs are an in-person schedule near Buffalo, one rotation you may have to source yourself, practice costs you pay yourself, and a credit count that differs between the school’s pages.

Accreditation

D’Youville is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which matters for transfer credit, graduate admission, and federal financial aid.

ACEND’s directory lists the D’Youville Coordinated Program in Dietetics as accredited, with initial accreditation in 1989, an M.S. degree offered, and a term ending June 30, 2033. ACEND’s decisions pages show full and continued accreditation after a site visit in January 2018 and again in January 2026, and D’Youville’s February 2026 news release says it was reaccredited through June 2033. D’Youville is not on the Programs Under Review page, and ACEND lists no D’Youville DPD, internship, or Future Education Model program.

In the B.S./M.S., ACEND covers the graduate Coordinated Program phase, not the first three pre-professional years. A graduate of either route completes the degree and the supervised practice, and can sit for the CDR exam, while the nutrition minor does not lead to eligibility.

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