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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 3 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$22,122 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UOHSC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree dietetics students list, UOHSC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center are $22,122, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at SHSU

#3

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$25,807 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio 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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