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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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 Getting Aid” 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. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students with aid.

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

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Texas Tech

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid 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. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students with aid.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at NSU

#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 Getting Aid 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 public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students with aid.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#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 Getting Aid. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students with aid.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at SFASU

#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 Getting Aid. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students with aid list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville is $13,778 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students with aid.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students with aid list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students with aid.

Full NMSU Main Campus 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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Abilene Christian University is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students with aid list, Abilene Christian has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian is $26,809 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students with aid.

Full Abilene Christian Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

TCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TCU is $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full TCU 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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