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2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Dietetics/Dietitian is the 208th most popular major in the country with 3,686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 179 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics/dietitian. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dietetics/dietitian programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,317 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 31 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,614 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NSU.

Full Northeastern State University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UTSA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,516 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UTSA.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at UTSA

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k list, SFASU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $8,650 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Stephen F Austin State University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M Kingsville is $11,105 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#8 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $6,896 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#7

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TCU is $21,286 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas Christian University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#6 in overall quality

Abilene Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Abilene Christian, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Abilene Christian is $24,153 for southwest region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Abilene Christian Dietetics/Dietitian Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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