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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$47,668 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Southwest region, there were 346 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,099 and $24,617 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s

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

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Parker University
Dallas, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Parker University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s. Parker University is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 50 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. 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.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Parker University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 24 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Southwestern is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, 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 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UT Southwestern

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Medical Branch. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. UTMB Galveston is a public institution located in Galveston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UTMB Galveston

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 13 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Northern Arizona University

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UTSA

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Full Sam Houston State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

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Abilene Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Abilene Christian University is a small school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Abilene Christian

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Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine & Health Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s list. SCNM is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at SCNM

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region for a Master’s ranking. Edinburg, Texas 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.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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