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2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dietetics/Dietitian is the 208th most popular major in the country with 3,686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 179 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in dietetics/dietitian. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dietetics/dietitian programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $13,326 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Texas Tech

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,543 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Northeastern State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,109 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at UTSA

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $10,816 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Stephen F Austin State University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,721 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M Kingsville.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Texas A&M Kingsville

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $7,006 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full NMSU Main Campus Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

TCU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Christian University is $23,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Christian University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#6 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,260 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Abilene Christian.

Full Abilene Christian University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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