by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 6,158 people earned their degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services, making the major the 128th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 1,300 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,268 and $26,613 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 10 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in dietetics and clinical nutrition services.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gaston College landed the #1 spot on the list. Gaston College is located in Dallas, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Full Gaston College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Black River Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Black River Technical College is a small school located in Pocahontas, Arkansas that handed out 1 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Black River Technical College
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Hillsborough Community College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Albany Technical College is a small school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 0 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Albany Technical College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Bob Jones University is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 undergraduate students.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Bob Jones University
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