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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,788 people earned their degree in dietetics/dietitian, making the major the 207th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,001 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 629 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dietetics/dietitian. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in dietetics/dietitian.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southeast Region

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meredith College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Meredith College

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Life University
Marietta, Georgia

Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Life University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 13 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Life University

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Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ouachita Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Ouachita Baptist

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is a large public school situated in Boone, North Carolina. It awarded 69 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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%.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Appalachian State

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at UNF

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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

With a ranking of #7, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Ole Miss

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University of Central Arkansas landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Central Arkansas Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 17 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Louisiana Tech

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Lipscomb

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Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Harding Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

With a ranking of #12, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Southern Mississippi Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

With a ranking of #13, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 42 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at East Carolina University

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at UARK

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Florida International University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Florida International University

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

Full Western Carolina University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama

With a ranking of #17, Oakwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Oakwood

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

With a ranking of #18, Marshall University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2020-2021.

Full Marshall University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee

Carson - Newman University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Carson - Newman University is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Carson - Newman University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. ETSU is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at East Tennessee State University

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Georgia State University

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

Murray State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Murray State University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at UF

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at A-State

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

With a ranking of #25, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 10 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Florida State

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