2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Dietetics/Dietitian is the 208th most popular major in the country with 3,686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,317 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 96 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dietetics/dietitian. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dietetics/dietitian programs and 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
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian
Out of the 96 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend BYU is $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s. North Dakota State University is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Dakota State University - Main Campus is $16,584 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree dietetics students list, UND has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Dakota is $15,738 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 96 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #4 spot on the list. Stevens Point, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
UW - Stevens Point not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout is $15,839 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
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Northern Illinois University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NIU is $18,259 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
South Dakota State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State is $19,252 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
Iowa State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend Iowa State University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Lehman College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 79 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
Lehman also took the #18 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lehman College is $1,814 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
Youngstown State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Youngstown, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Youngstown State University is $11,947 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,084 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.
Western Illinois University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Illinois University is $16,210 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
Florida International University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,296 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students per year to attend FIU.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #16, Queens College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Queens, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend QC.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 18 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Southern Miss is $14,923 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
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With a ranking of #18, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 19 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,725 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend Missouri State University - Springfield.
SUNY Oneonta landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oneonta, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Oneonta, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
University of Central Arkansas landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,376 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend UCA.
Appalachian State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 59 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,920 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students per year to attend Appalachian State University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Florida State University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,375 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students per year to attend Harding.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Warrensburg, Missouri 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.
It costs about $13,677 for Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend University of Central Missouri.
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Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Western Carolina University is $13,722 for bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
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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%.
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- *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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