ACEND-Accredited Registered Dietitian Programs by State (2025)

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Written by Dr. Lena Voss, RD, PhD, Last Updated: October 7, 2025

ACEND (Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics) accreditation is required to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). This comprehensive directory includes all ACEND-accredited programs nationwide. As of 2024, all aspiring RDNs must complete a graduate degree, which represents a significant change from previous undergraduate-only pathways.

There are two main program types to choose from. Coordinated Programs (CP) combine graduate-level coursework with supervised practice in a single integrated program, allowing you to complete both requirements simultaneously. Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) provide undergraduate coursework only, after which you must separately complete a graduate-level dietetic internship to fulfill the supervised practice requirement. Both pathways lead to eligibility for the CDR (Commission on Dietetic Registration) exam, which is required for RDN credentialing.

Use the interactive map below to explore programs by state, or scroll down for detailed listings including program types, degree levels, accreditation status, and direct links to each institution. Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) programs, which require an associate degree, are also listed where available.

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Click on your state, or desired geographic area, to find Registered Dietitian Schools that offer ACEND Accredited Programs as well as Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) or Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD).

 

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The following bachelors and Master’s programs offer career-focused instruction delivered by trained nutritionists with experience in the field. Find out more what each individual course of study offers through the locations below.

Featured Nutritionist Programs

 

Alabama

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs offer undergraduate coursework and a supervised internship that fulfills both Alabama’s and ACEND requirements to become a licensed, registered dietitian:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs include undergraduate coursework. Students must still complete an internship after the DPD is finished:

Alaska

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – There are currently no Coordinated Programs in Dietetics in Alaska.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – This program includes undergraduate coursework and allows graduates to apply for accredited internships. Alaska’s DPD program is:

Arizona

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CPD) – There are currently no Coordinated Programs in Dietetics accredited in Arizona.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs provide coursework leading to a degree and eligibility to apply for dietetic internships. Arizona DPD programs include:

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) in Arizona:

Arkansas

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – This program provides coursework in dietetics and a supervised internship:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These undergraduate programs prepare students for internships and later, the RDN credential:

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) in Arkansas:

California

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs combine academic coursework and supervised practice, allowing graduates to become Registered Dietitians without a separate internship.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs provide academic coursework required before applying for a supervised practice program.
(Programs offering ACEND-accredited DPDs):

Colorado

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs combine academic coursework and supervised practice, enabling graduates to become Registered Dietitians without a separate internship:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs provide the required academic coursework before applying for a supervised practice program:

Connecticut

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These undergraduate programs provide the prerequisite coursework for dietetics internships:

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) in Connecticut:

Delaware

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – There are currently no Coordinated Programs in Dietetics offered in Delaware.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs fulfill the education requirement to become a Registered Dietitian; interns must complete them afterward. Delaware DPD programs:

District of Columbia

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – satisfy the CDR’s educational and internship prerequisites for registration. In DC, they include:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – satisfy the CDR’s educational prerequisite only—you must still complete an internship afterwards. In DC, they include:

Florida

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs combine coursework and supervised practice so graduates can become Registered Dietitians without a separate internship.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These academic programs meet the prerequisites to apply for internships or coordinated programs.

Georgia

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP)

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD)

Hawaii

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Hawaii offers one main ACEND-accredited Didactic Program at:

Idaho

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs offer coursework required to become a Registered Dietitian (internship required after completion):

Illinois

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Includes both coursework and supervised experience:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Undergraduate/graduate programs providing only the academic coursework:

Indiana

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Coursework and supervised experience:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Academic coursework only (internship follows):

Iowa

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs provide the coursework to become a Registered Dietitian; supervised experience completed separately. Iowa has no Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP).

Kansas

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs combine coursework and an internship to meet all education and experience requirements:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Coursework only; separate supervised experience needed:

Kentucky

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Kentucky’s DPD programs offer required coursework (no Coordinated Programs in Kentucky):

Louisiana

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs offer integrated coursework and supervised practice so graduates meet requirements for registration:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – DA programs only offer coursework; supervised practice must be done after graduation:

Maine

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Supervised experience completed after graduation. There are no Coordinated Programs in Dietetics in Maine.

Maryland

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Maryland has no Coordinated Programs. The DPD below prepares students for supervised practice and the RDN exam:

    Massachusetts

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These provide foundational coursework required for the Registered Dietitian credential (internship/practicum required afterward):

    Michigan

    Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Master’s or bachelor’s programs that combine coursework and supervised experience for eligibility to become an RDN:

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Coursework completed prior to supervised experience (master’s/bachelor’s options):

    Minnesota

    Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Combines graduate coursework and supervised practice:

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Undergraduate coursework before an internship:

    Mississippi

    Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs combine all required coursework and supervised experience:

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Course-based only, with internships completed separately:

    Missouri

    Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs blend coursework and supervised practice to qualify for the RDN exam:

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Academic coursework only, followed by a supervised internship:

    Montana

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Montana’s sole program offers foundational courses (internship experience required after completion):

    Nebraska

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs provide essential coursework for eligibility to become a Registered Dietitian. (Internship required after graduation):

    Nevada

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs offer required coursework (internship after graduation):

    New Hampshire

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – The following program provides the accredited coursework needed before applying for dietetic internships:

    New Jersey

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD)

    Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP)

    New Mexico

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD)

    Coordinated/MS in Dietetics Programs (combined MS & internship):

    New York

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – ACEND-accredited undergraduate programs preparing students for dietetic internships and graduate coordinated programs:

    Coordinated & Combined Dietetics Programs (CP & CPD+MS): – Programs that combine didactic coursework, master’s study, and supervised practice in a single pathway:

    North Carolina

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These undergraduate programs offer ACEND-accredited coursework to prepare for graduate dietetics study and the registered dietitian pathway:

    Accelerated/Combined/Coordinated Programs (Master’s + Supervised Practice, CP/MS-DI/CPD):

    Note: North Carolina State University offers general Nutrition and Health Sciences programs but does not provide an ACEND-accredited DPD or CP as of 2025.

    North Dakota

    Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These combine undergraduate and graduate coursework with supervised experiential learning, qualifying graduates to take the RDN exam:

    Ohio

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These bachelors-level programs offer ACEND-accredited coursework, the primary pathway for RDN eligibility (internship/MS required after DPD):

    Coordinated & Combined Dietetics Programs (CP, CPD, MSDI):

    Dietetic Technician Programs (NDTR/DT):

    Oklahoma

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Undergraduate ACEND-accredited programs; internship (and master’s) path required for RDN after 2024:

    Combined/Coordinated Programs (CP, MS-DI/Internship, Master’s + Supervised Practice):

    Oregon

    Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) – ACEND-accredited undergraduate program offering the coursework needed before entry to master’s and/or internship routes:

    Coordinated MS/Internship (CP, MSDI, Combined Master’s):

    Note: There are no community college NDTR (Dietetic Technician) programs accredited by ACEND in Oregon.

    Pennsylvania

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Undergraduate (and some post-bac) ACEND-accredited coursework leading to dietetic internship/MS eligibility:

    Coordinated/Combined Graduate Pathways (CP, MSDI, MS+Internship):

    Dietetic Technician Programs (NDTR/DT, AAS):

    Rhode Island

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – ACEND-accredited undergraduate programs provide required coursework for the RDN pathway:

    Future Education Model Graduate and Coordinated Programs (Master’s with Supervised Practice, FEM/CP/MS):

    Note: Rhode Island does not have ACEND-accredited Dietetic Technician (NDTR/DT) programs at the community college level.

    South Carolina

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – ACEND-accredited bachelor’s programs providing coursework required for dietetic internships and future MS pathways:

    Combined/Coordinated Graduate Pathways (MS + Supervised Practice):

    Note: There are no ACEND-accredited NDTR/Dietetic Technician programs in South Carolina.

    South Dakota

    Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD):

    Note: No ACEND-accredited Dietetic Technician (NDTR) programs are offered in South Dakota.

    Tennessee

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Complete ACEND list:

    Combined/Coordinated/Graduate Dietetics Pathways (MS/Internship/MPH):

    Dietetic Technician (NDTR/DT) Programs: – None are currently ACEND-accredited in Tennessee.

    Texas

    Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – All major ACEND-accredited programs:

    Coordinated/Graduate Dietetics Pathways (CP, MSDI, FEM):

    Dietetic Technician (NDTR/DT) Programs (Associate level, partial list):

    Utah

    Coordinated Graduate Program in Dietetics (CP/FEM):

    • University of Utah, Salt Lake City
      Coordinated Master’s Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (CMP) – Master’s with integrated didactic coursework and supervised practice (ACEND-accredited, meets all 2025 requirements)

    Note: Utah no longer offers standalone undergraduate DPDs; instead, bachelor’s grads go straight to coordinated MS/CP or FEM pathways after 2024.

    Vermont

    Didactic and Coordinated Pathways:

    Note: Vermont has no ACEND-accredited NDTR/Dietetic Technician programs.

    Virginia

    Didactic and Coordinated Pathways:

    Note: Virginia offers no ACEND-accredited community college NDTR programs as of 2025.

    Washington

    Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics (GCPD, FEM/Future Ed Model):

    West Virginia

    Wisconsin

    Wyoming

    • University of Wyoming, Laramie
      Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Food, Dietetics Option (DPD, ACEND-accredited)
      Master of Science in Nutrition & Dietetics (coordinated, ACEND-accredited, new as of 2025)

    Canadian Provinces

      The following bachelors and Master’s programs offer career-focused instruction delivered by trained nutritionists with experience in the field. Find out more what each individual course of study offers through the locations below.

      Featured Nutritionist Programs

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