2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 3,686 people earned their degree in dietetics/dietitian, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 521 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 34 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loma Linda, California. It awarded 15 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Loma Linda University also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 11 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bradley University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Peoria, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Bradley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 12 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree dietetics students list, NIU has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.
Out of the 34 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 40 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Mount Mary University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mount Mary also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #18. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Mary University are $16,813, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Appalachian State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree dietetics students list, Appalachian State has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Loyola Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154.
Florida International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.
D’Youville College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
D’Youville College also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at D’Youville College are $19,422.
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Utah State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
USU also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 18 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree dietetics students list, UOHSC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center are $22,122, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Murray State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Marshall University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 32 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree dietetics students list, Marshall University has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Florida came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. UNF is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 20 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
UNF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Indiana State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State University are $15,346, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Dominican University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in River Forest, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.
Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #18, Florida State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 7 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree dietetics students list, Florida State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707.
With a ranking of #19, University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s list. UNMC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNMC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska Medical Center are $26,961, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Eastern Illinois University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. EIU is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Northern Colorado landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Ball State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Ball State University is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 33 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 26 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
UIC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.
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Sam Houston State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704.
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Abilene Christian University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s ranking. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238, 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%.
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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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