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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$24,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dietetics/Dietitian is the 207th most popular major in the country with 3,788 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 178 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics/dietitian. That schools that top this list have a program in dietetics/dietitian in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree dietetics students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southwest Region

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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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s dietetics students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at UOHSC

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Abilene Christian University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at SHSU

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at NAU

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at UTSA

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 0 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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