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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southwest Region

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Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended 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.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in dietetics/dietitian. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in dietetics/dietitian.

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Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region”.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Northeastern State University

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Texas Tech

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dietetics degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 more about Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

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Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 23 ’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 UTSA

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Abilene Christian University

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at NAU

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With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 12 ’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #8, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 11 ’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Stephen F Austin State University

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Texas A&M Kingsville

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Sam Houston State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified ’s dietetics students in 2020-2021.

Full SHSU Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dietetics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 0 ’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 ASU - Tempe

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dietetics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at St Philip’s College

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