by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Dietetics/Dietitian is the 207th most popular major in the country with 3,685 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across Illinois, there were 315 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 110 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,827 and $47,424 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics/dietitian. That schools that top this list have a program in dietetics/dietitian in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized school located in Charleston, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois. Bradley University is a medium-sized school located in Peoria, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois list. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Illinois University Dietetics/Dietitian Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 13 masters’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Loyola University Chicago
Dominican University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’s dietetics degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Dominican University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #7. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Dietetics Major in Illinois ranking. RFUMS is a small school located in North Chicago, Illinois that handed out 4 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Dietetics/Dietitian Report
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