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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Southeast Region

27 Ranked Colleges
680 Degrees Awarded
$30,354 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast 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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 680 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 27 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Southeast Region

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Meredith College landed the #1 spot on the list. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 16 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Meredith

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Life University
Marietta, Georgia

Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Life University landed the #2 spot on the list. Life University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marietta, Georgia. It awarded 13 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Life University

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Ouachita Baptist University
Arkadelphia, Arkansas

Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ouachita Baptist University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ouachita Baptist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ouachita Baptist Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Nicholls State University

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Appalachian State

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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, Florida

University of North Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified 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%.

Full UNF Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Mississippi Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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University of Central Arkansas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 22 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UCA

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Louisiana Tech University

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 12 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Lipscomb

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Harding University
Searcy, Arkansas

Harding University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Harding University

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Southern Mississippi

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 42 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at ECU

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #15, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 Arkansas Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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With a ranking of #16, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at FIU

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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Western Carolina University is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at WCU

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Oakwood University
Huntsville, Alabama

Oakwood University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Oakwood University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees 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.

Full Oakwood University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia

Marshall University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Marshall University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 38 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Florida State University

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee

Carson - Newman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Carson - Newman

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East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at East Tennessee State University

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Georgia State

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

Murray State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Murray State University is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 4 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Murray State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 29 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Florida Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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