2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region” 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 Southeast region, there were 974 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 656 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics/dietitian. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dietetics/dietitian programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Louisiana Tech University is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students per year to attend Florida International University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
Appalachian State also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students list, Florida State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Harding University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,375 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend Harding.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students list, WCU has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WCU is $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend UNF.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,428 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at A-State, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
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East Carolina University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
ECU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend ECU.
Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at East Carolina University
University of Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Murray State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Murray State is $11,390 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
University of Mississippi landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students per year to attend University of Mississippi.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Marshall University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $8,370 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
University of Arkansas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Arkansas
Oakwood University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Oakwood also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend Oakwood is $24,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Life University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Marietta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Life also took the #23 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Life is $30,857 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students.
Georgia State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
Georgia State also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Georgia State is $13,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
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With a ranking of #21, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for East Tennessee State University is $14,332 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
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Carson - Newman University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 4 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Carson - Newman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carson - Newman is $17,471 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students.
Lipscomb University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
Lipscomb also took the #13 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,749 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students per year to attend Lipscomb.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its 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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