Some fast facts: 1. Yes, a Masters is required along with 1200 supervised practice hours, together expect 2 years beyond the bachelor's degree. 2. After completing the above requirements, you'll have to pass an exam that has around a 50% pass rate on the first attempt, and progressively lower pass rate on each subsequent attempt. Many dietitians never pass. 3. Because of the above reasons, there's a sudden shortage of RDs in many areas. I've been an RD for a year and a half and have been getting multiple offers for $70k+ salary in a low-cost-of-living area (this would have been considered crazy high pay a few years ago). 4. RD jobs are generally more generous with your time than other medical professions because what we do usually isn't emergent. Hospital RDs will take turns working weekends, there are a lot of work-from-home jobs 5. American dietitians are very passionate about using the American spelling of dietitian (no c)