by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 3,685 people earned their degree in dietetics/dietitian, making the major the 207th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 502 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 302 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics/dietitian. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their dietetics/dietitian program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Ozarks landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Point Lookout, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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 more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Kansas State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 50 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fontbonne University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Northwest Missouri State University
University of Central Missouri landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Central Missouri is located in Warrensburg, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 more about Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Central Missouri
North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 15 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Dietetics/Dietitian Report
University of North Dakota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a fairly large public school situated in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It awarded 12 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St Catherine University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Missouri State University - Springfield
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at University of Missouri - Columbia
South Dakota State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. South Dakota State is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 3 bachelors’s dietetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at South Dakota State
Saint Louis University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s dietetics students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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