by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southeast 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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 303 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 18 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. Murray State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 32 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Murray State
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Marshall University
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Life University landed the #3 spot on the list. Life is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Marietta, Georgia. It awarded 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Life University
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. UNF is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 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 University of North Florida
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, 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.
Appalachian State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Full Appalachian State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Memphis
With a ranking of #8, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 7 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Louisiana Tech University
East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 10 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at East Tennessee State University
With a ranking of #10, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 15 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
With a ranking of #11, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
George Mason University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 86%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at GMU
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 11 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Virginia Tech
Florida State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Florida State University
University of Miami ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Miami
Tennessee Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Cookeville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 0 students 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%.
Full Tennessee Tech University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
McNeese State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at McNeese State University
With a ranking of #16, Ouachita Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Ouachita Baptist University
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