2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Plains States region, there were 674 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,969 and $35,936 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 10 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.
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 Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 2 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at North Dakota State University
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Logan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Logan University is a small school located in Chesterfield, Missouri that handed out 120 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Logan University also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Logan University are $9,900.
Full Logan University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UND also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #4 spot on the list. Missouri State is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 2 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Missouri State also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Missouri State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #5 spot on the list. Concordia College at Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia College Moorhead also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia College at Moorhead are $10,620, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Concordia College Moorhead Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
Iowa State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Iowa State University
University of Nebraska Medical Center did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNMC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNMC are $26,961, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Nebraska Medical Center
Northwestern Health Sciences University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. NWHSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
NWHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NWHSU are $13,097.
Full Northwestern Health Sciences University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 14 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Missouri - Columbia
Cox College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Cox College is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 11 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Cox College also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cox College are $12,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Cox College 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%.
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- *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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