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 Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Central Washington University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loma Linda, California. It awarded 16 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Loma Linda University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UH Manoa
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large public school situated in Anchorage, Alaska. It awarded 13 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Alaska Anchorage
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Point Loma Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Point Loma Nazarene University is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 10 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Point Loma Nazarene University
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
California State University - Chico came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Chico State
With a ranking of #6, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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 93%.
With a ranking of #6, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. SFSU is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 San Francisco State University
With a ranking of #6, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. CSULB is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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 89%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at CSULB
With a ranking of #6, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. CSUSB is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at CSUSB
California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at California State University - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #6, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at San Diego State University
San Jose State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. San Jose State University is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at San Jose State
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