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 “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Missouri, there were 244 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,125 and $27,370 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Missouri is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 14 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Ozarks landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fontbonne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s list. Fontbonne University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 2 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 2.7% 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%.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Missouri for a Bachelor’s list. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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