2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #1 spot on the list. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at San Antonio are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at UTSA

#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$15,704 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SHSU are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Sam Houston State University

#3

Abilene Christian University

Abilene, Texas

$23,238 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #0 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Abilene Christian are $23,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Abilene Christian University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian (With Aid)

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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