by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region” ranking.
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 Plains States region, there were 691 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,486 and $33,536 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. That schools that top this list have a program in dietetics and clinical nutrition services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree nutrition students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barton County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Barton County Community College is a small public school situated in Great Bend, Kansas. It awarded 6 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Barton Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small school located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota that handed out 4 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northland Community and Technical College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Bloomington, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Normandale Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Northeast Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dodge City Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Dodge City, Kansas, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Dodge City Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian Hills Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in Ottumwa, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Indian Hills Community College
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at MSC Southeast
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