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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 associate degree level specifically, there were 10 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. To top this list, a school must have a successful dietetics and clinical nutrition services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hillsborough Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 6 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at HCC
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Gaston College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Gaston College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Black River Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Black River Technical College is a small public school situated in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It awarded 1 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Black River Technical College Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Albany Technical College is a small public school situated in Albany, Georgia. It awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Albany Technical College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bob Jones University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Bob Jones University
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