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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,421 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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 $48-$75k 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k list, NSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,683 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Full Northeastern State University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,827 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at UTSA

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $13,644 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $14,464 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 14 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $10,235 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k.

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 $48-$75k ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $29,929 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Full Texas Christian University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#6 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Abilene Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $25,207 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Abilene Christian University.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Abilene Christian

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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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