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2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
208 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 Plains States region, there were 438 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 208 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dietetics/dietitian. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dietetics/dietitian programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa State is $17,228 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,389 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Dakota State University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Grand Forks, North Dakota 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.

UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Dakota is $17,409 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of North Dakota Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $19,892 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full K -State Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#5

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This medium-sized school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #8 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCM is $15,874 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Central Missouri

#5 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 19 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Missouri State is $18,298 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Missouri State

#7

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, St Catherine University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $21,026 for plains states region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend St Catherine University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at St. Kate’s

#8

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#7 in overall quality

South Dakota State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s dietetics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $20,754 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend South Dakota State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full South Dakota State Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#9

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Fontbonne University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fontbonne University is a small school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 11 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k list, Fontbonne University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $19,593 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Dietetics students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Fontbonne University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Fontbonne 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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