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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Far Western US Region

11 Ranked Colleges
225 Degrees Awarded
$48,940 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region

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 Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 397 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,191 and $17,092 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 225 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree nutrition students.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Far Western US Region

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University of Natural Medicine landed the #1 spot on the list. NUNM is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 50 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 1.7% 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 National University of Natural Medicine

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Western States. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Western States is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 139 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Western States Chiropractic College

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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region. Loma Linda University is a small school located in Loma Linda, California that handed out 34 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Loma Linda University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s 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%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UAA

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San Jose State University
San Jose, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region. San Jose State University is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 0 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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.

Full San Jose State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 0 masters’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 California State University - Los Angeles

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #5 spot on the list. Chico State is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Chico Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at California State University - Long Beach

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at San Diego State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 0 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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