Best Dietetic Technician programs in New York, ranked by enrollment
Assist in the provision of food service and nutritional programs, under the supervision of a dietitian.
30 schools in New York run programs that feed this job, graduating 710 people a year. The job pays a median of $50,420 in New York across about 1,580 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in New York that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
5 programs in New York that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in New York (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New York page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 30.1901In New York → | 379 | 53.4% | 15 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 2 | CIP 51.3101In New York → | 188 | 26.5% | 9 | $33,554 | $24,625 |
| 3 | CIP 19.0501In New York → | 120 | 16.9% | 11 | $32,286 | $25,275 |
| 4 | CIP 51.3104In New York → | 14 | 2.0% | 2 | $33,554 | $24,625 |
| 5 | CIP 51.3103In New York → | 9 | 1.3% | 2 | $33,554 | $24,625 |
Top 25 schools in New York
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 6 of the 30 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 126 | Nutrition Sciences | $24,084 | 88% | $29,023 | 9% |
| 2 | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 63 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 96% | $15,315 | 4% |
| 3 | CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY Public · 2 feeder programs | 59 | Dietetics/Dietitian | $34,988 | 51% | — | 57% |
| 4 | CUNY Hunter College New York, NY Public · 2 feeder programs | 58 | Dietetics/Dietitian | — | 57% | — | 54% |
| 5 | Cornell University Ithaca, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 47 | Nutrition Sciences | $30,508 | 95% | $17,613 | 9% |
| 6 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 43 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 84% | $28,851 | 46% |
| 7 | CUNY Queens College Queens, NY Public · 3 feeder programs | 40 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 53% | — | 64% |
| 8 | CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 39 | Dietetics/Dietitian | $25,498 | 16% | — | — |
| 9 | Russell Sage College Troy, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 29 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 56% | $22,451 | 53% |
| 10 | Teachers College at Columbia University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 22 | Nutrition Sciences | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Dietetics/Dietitian | $46,519 | 33% | — | 73% |
| 12 | University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 20 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 75% | — | 74% |
| 13 | Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 19 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 53% | — | 63% |
| 14 | SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY Public · 2 feeder programs | 19 | Dietetics/Dietitian | — | 69% | — | 70% |
| 15 | Long Island University Brookville, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 16 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 57% | $24,639 | 86% |
| 16 | D'Youville University Buffalo, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Dietetics/Dietitian | $47,888 | 67% | $18,846 | 81% |
| 17 | Pace University New York, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 60% | $29,994 | 76% |
| 18 | Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 12 | Dietitian Assistant | — | 29% | — | — |
| 19 | Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 10 | Dietetics/Dietitian | — | 70% | $28,133 | 67% |
| 20 | CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 8 | Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | — | 54% | — | 58% |
| 21 | Nassau Community College Garden City, NY Public · 2 feeder programs | 8 | Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | — | 23% | — | — |
| 22 | Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Dietetic Technician | — | 38% | — | — |
| 23 | Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Dietetic Technician | — | 30% | — | — |
| 24 | New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 4 | Nutrition Sciences | — | 59% | $22,158 | 81% |
| 25 | CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | — | 16% | — | — |
All 30 schools in New York
Every school in New York with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | New York | Private not-for-profit | 126 | 2 |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | Private not-for-profit | 63 | 1 |
| CUNY Lehman College | Bronx | Public | 59 | 2 |
| CUNY Hunter College | New York | Public | 58 | 2 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca | Private not-for-profit | 47 | 1 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse | Private not-for-profit | 43 | 2 |
| CUNY Queens College | Queens | Public | 40 | 3 |
| CUNY Bronx Community College | Bronx | Public | 39 | 1 |
| Russell Sage College | Troy | Private not-for-profit | 29 | 1 |
| Teachers College at Columbia University | New York | Private not-for-profit | 22 | 1 |
| SUNY Buffalo State University | Buffalo | Public | 20 | 1 |
| University at Buffalo | Buffalo | Public | 20 | 1 |
| Farmingdale State College | Farmingdale | Public | 19 | 1 |
| SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta | Public | 19 | 2 |
| Long Island University | Brookville | Private not-for-profit | 16 | 1 |
What dietetic technicians earn in New York
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $37,640. New York pays above the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in New York
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Dietetic Technicians page.
How to become a Dietetic Technician
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- Associate's degree
Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in New York
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 5 majors mapped to Dietetic Technicians5 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 19.0501Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
- 30.1901Nutrition Sciences
- 51.3101Dietetics/Dietitian
- 51.3103Dietetic Technician
- 51.3104Dietitian Assistant
Common questions
Answers for people weighing dietetic technicians programs in New York.
What degree do you need to become a Dietetic Technician?+
Associate's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Nutrition Sciences, which awarded 379 degrees in New York in 2024-25, 53.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Dietetic Technician?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are Nutrition Sciences, Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Foods. Together they graduate about 710 people a year in New York.
How much do dietetic technicians earn in New York?+
The median is $50,420 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 34.0% above the U.S. median of $37,640. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for dietetic technicians growing?+
BLS projects a +2.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 4,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in New York?+
30 institutions in New York reported graduates from at least one of the 5 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do dietetic technicians work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Dietary Aide, Nutrition Technician, Diet Tech (Dietetic Technician), Diet Technician Registered (DTR) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 29-2051.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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