One university with a profiled nutrition program serves Memphis: the University of Memphis, which offers a B.S. in Health Studies with an ACEND-accredited Dietetics concentration and a 12-month M.S. in Integrated Nutrition. Tuition runs from about $20,200 for the master’s to about $47,000 for the bachelor’s (derived, 2026-27 resident), and durations run from 12 months to four years.
The RD route here has two steps. The bachelor’s gives a DPD verification statement, and the master’s builds more than 1,000 supervised-practice hours into three terms, but it admits only applicants who already hold that statement, starts once a year in the summer, and takes no more than 16 students. ACEND’s decisions pages show a reduced term for the internship in January 2025 that the school’s pages do not mention, so confirm its current status.
Nutrition Programs in Memphis — Comparison Table
| School | Credentials | Est. Cost | Format | RD Pathway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Memphis Memphis | B.S. Health Studies, Dietetics — ACEND DPD, 120 credits M.S. Integrated Nutrition — 36 credits, 12 months | B.S. ~$47.0K and M.S. ~$20.2K resident; B.S. ~$81.3K and M.S. ~$33.3K non-resident (derived, tuition and service fees) | Hybrid (M.S.); Campus (B.S.) | Yes — M.S. only, with a DPD verification statement first |
Costs are the profile’s derived totals at the published 2026-27 per-credit rates and caps. A $1,672 Dietetic Internship fee appears on the school’s fee schedule, and whether it applies to the master’s was not verified. Other Tennessee programs are on the Tennessee nutrition programs page.
Memphis Nutrition Schools
University of Memphis
Memphis; College of Health and Human Sciences; a hybrid master’s and a campus bachelor’s.
- B.S. Health Studies, Dietetics concentration — ACEND DPD, 120 credits, about $47,040 resident (derived)
- M.S. Integrated Nutrition — 36 credits, 12 months, summer start, about $20,213 resident (derived)
The master’s places students at Memphis-area sites, many on campus, with the program arranging rotations and no GRE or thesis. The school also offers non-RD master’s degrees in nutrition science, environmental nutrition, and exercise nutrition, which are not profiled here. Full University of Memphis profile.
How to Choose a Nutrition Program in Memphis
Which program carries the credential
Only the master’s leads to exam eligibility, and the bachelor’s DPD is the required first step. Bachelor’s holders in other fields can request a DPD-only transcript evaluation, with a stated turnaround of two to four weeks.
Location and delivery
Students must be in or near Memphis, since practice sites are local and ACEND denied the internship’s requests to add a remote practice track in 2019 and 2020. The master’s meets one day a week in person plus up to 32 hours of practice, so it is not built for full-time work.
Timing and competition
The master’s starts only in the summer, reviews applications on a rolling basis, and takes at most 16 students, with a 3.0 GPA minimum and 3.25 or higher strongly preferred. Older cached pages gave different deadlines, so confirm the timeline with the program.
Before applying in Memphis, confirm the internship’s current ACEND status given the January 2025 reduced-term decision, and whether the $1,672 internship fee applies to the master’s. For other Tennessee programs, see the Tennessee nutrition programs page.