2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,686 people earned their degree in dietetics/dietitian, making the major the 208th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 179 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$25,807 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

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#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,704 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at SHSU

#3

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

$23,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abilene Christian University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $30-$48k)

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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