by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Illinois, there were 284 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,977 and $25,246 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 150 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their dietetics and clinical nutrition services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois list. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Dominican University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois. Illinois State is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 37 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Illinois State University
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #4 spot on the list. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 12 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bradley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois list. Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Bradley University
With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois list. UIC is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 24 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
With a ranking of #8, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Olivet Nazarene University
Eastern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois list. Located in Charleston, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
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Loyola University Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Loyola Chicago
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