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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
130 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 130 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 6 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southeast Region

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 11 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State University are $21,439.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Florida International University

#4

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #4 spot on the list. Marshall University is a fairly large school located in Huntington, West Virginia that handed out 32 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Marshall University

#5

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 20 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Florida are $21,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, 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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