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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,820 people earned their degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services, making the major the 133rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,082 and had an average of $28,428 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 312 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,053 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dietetics and clinical nutrition services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tahlequah, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $7,543 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full NSU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTSA is $11,109 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,816 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Stephen F Austin State University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Kingsville is $11,721 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Texas A&M Kingsville

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $7,006 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at NMSU Main Campus

#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Christian University is $23,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

Full Texas Christian University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#6 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k list, Abilene Christian has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,260 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Abilene Christian University.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Abilene Christian University

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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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