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

5 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,686 people earned their degree in dietetics/dietitian, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 438 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree dietetics students whose families make $48-$75k list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 14 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #5 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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