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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Southeast Region

24 Ranked Colleges
689 Degrees Awarded
$15,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 5,820 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southeast region, there were 1,244 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,808 and $26,589 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 689 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dietetics and clinical nutrition services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Top 24 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Southeast Region

#1

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Nicholls State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,247 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Nicholls State University.

Full Nicholls State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#2

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, Louisiana Tech has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech University is $12,084 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #3 spot on the list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,296 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Florida International University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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#4

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern Miss, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Miss is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Southern Mississippi

#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 34 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, UCA has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCA is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Central Arkansas

#6

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Appalachian State University is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Appalachian State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Appalachian State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Appalachian State University

#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 34 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Florida State.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Florida State University

#8

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Harding University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harding University is located in Searcy, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Harding also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Harding University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Harding University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#9

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina

With a ranking of #9, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCU, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,722 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend WCU.

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#10

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, UNF has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Florida is $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Full University of North Florida Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#11

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,428 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#17 in overall quality

Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

A-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend A-State is $13,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

#13

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

ECU also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $15,844 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend East Carolina University.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at East Carolina University

#14

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

University of Florida ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, UF has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend University of Florida.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UF

#15

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#19 in overall quality

Murray State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Murray State also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $11,390 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Murray State University.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Murray State University

#16

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ole Miss, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,016 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend University of Mississippi.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Ole Miss Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#17

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#18 in overall quality

Marshall University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Huntington, West Virginia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also took the #18 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $8,370 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Marshall University.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Marshall University

#18

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#11 in overall quality

University of Arkansas landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend UARK.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Arkansas

#19

Oakwood University

Huntsville, Alabama
#23 in overall quality

Oakwood University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Oakwood also took the #23 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oakwood is $24,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

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

Full Oakwood Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#20

Life University

Marietta, Georgia
#24 in overall quality

Life University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Life is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Life did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Life University is $30,857 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Life University

#21

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #21, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Georgia State University.

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#22

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #22, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 11 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

ETSU also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for ETSU is $14,332 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.

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#23

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee
#21 in overall quality

Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Carson - Newman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Carson - Newman University is $17,471 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

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#24

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, Lipscomb has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,749 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Lipscomb University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Lipscomb University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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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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