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2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
76 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 Plains States region, there were 438 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 76 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dietetics/dietitian. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dietetics/dietitian programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree dietetics students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Iowa State

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 14 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#3 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 #3 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree dietetics students with aid list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Missouri State Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree dietetics students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at South Dakota State

#6

Cox College

Springfield, Missouri
#6 in overall quality

Cox College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 11 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Cox College also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cox College are $12,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Cox College

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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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