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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree nutrition students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. UNF is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 5 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s 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%.
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