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2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region

10 Ranked Colleges
397 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,158 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,641 and had an average of $27,579 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 397 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,191 and $17,092 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dietetics and clinical nutrition services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Western States. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 148 degrees to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.

Western States Chiropractic College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a small school located in Loma Linda, California that handed out 53 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Loma Linda University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Loma Linda University

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Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, California

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #3 spot on the list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 10 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region nutrition students list, SRJC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SRJC is $6,585 for far western us region nutrition students.

Full SRJC Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, California

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the #4 spot on the list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 8 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Orange Coast College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Orange Coast College is $4,503 for Far Western US Region Nutrition students.

Full Orange Coast College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #5 spot on the list. UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

UAA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UAA is $11,782 for Far Western US Region Nutrition students.

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 & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Alaska Anchorage

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National University of Natural Medicine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region nutrition students list, NUNM has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 & Clinical Nutrition Services at National University of Natural Medicine

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend CWU is $16,514 for Far Western US Region Nutrition students.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Central Washington University

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Walla Walla University
College Place, Washington

With a ranking of #8, Walla Walla University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in College Place, Washington, and it awarded 2 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Walla Walla U also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $22,823 for Far Western US Region Nutrition students per year to attend Walla Walla University.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Walla Walla University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Manoa is $14,687 for Far Western US Region Nutrition students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, California

Point Loma Nazarene University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 10 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

PLNU also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Point Loma Nazarene University is $34,575 for Far Western US Region Nutrition students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full PLNU Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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