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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

23 Ranked Colleges
656 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 974 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 656 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics/dietitian. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dietetics/dietitian programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $4,069 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at UF

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

FIU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,683 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Florida International University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full FIU Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 13 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k list, Florida State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,816 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Florida State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#4

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. UNF is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 78 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNF has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNF is $5,942 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at University of North Florida

#5

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

Appalachian State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,884 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Appalachian State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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/Dietitian at Appalachian State University

#6

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#9 in overall quality

Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 17 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana Tech is $9,834 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Louisiana Tech

#7

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Marshall University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k list, Marshall University has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Marshall University is $6,741 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Marshall University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#8

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#10 in overall quality

University of Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mississippi is $11,566 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Ole Miss

#9

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

East Carolina University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,195 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend ECU.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at East Carolina University

#10

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#18 in overall quality

Murray State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Murray State is $9,185 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Murray State

#11

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arkansas is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $13,132 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Arkansas

#12

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 18 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $13,373 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#16 in overall quality

Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

A-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus is $11,672 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full A-State Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#14

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#21 in overall quality

East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #14. Johnson City, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,703 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend East Tennessee State University.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at East Tennessee State University

#15

Western Carolina University

Cullowhee, North Carolina
#19 in overall quality

Western Carolina University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Carolina University is $11,358 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Western Carolina University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#14 in overall quality

University of Central Arkansas landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $14,002 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.

Full UCA Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#17

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#7 in overall quality

Harding University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Harding University is a small school located in Searcy, Arkansas that handed out 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harding, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,735 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Harding.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Harding University Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#18

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#12 in overall quality

Georgia State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State University is $12,661 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Georgia State University

#19

Carson - Newman University

Jefferson City, Tennessee
#20 in overall quality

Carson - Newman University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Carson - Newman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jefferson City, Tennessee. It awarded 4 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Carson - Newman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Carson - Newman is $14,044 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#20

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#13 in overall quality

Lipscomb University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lipscomb is $20,503 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Lipscomb

#21

Life University

Marietta, Georgia
#23 in overall quality

Life University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Marietta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Life did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Life is $29,103 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Life University

#22

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,303 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#23

Oakwood University

Huntsville, Alabama
#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #23, Oakwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oakwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakwood also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend Oakwood is $21,356 for southeast region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The 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.

Full Oakwood University 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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