by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,788 people earned their degree in dietetics/dietitian, making the major the 207th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 275 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in dietetics/dietitian. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in dietetics/dietitian.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois dietetics students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 65 ’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 55 ’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois list. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dietetics degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Illinois State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s dietetics degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified ’s dietetics students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
Western Illinois University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’s dietetics students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Western Illinois University
With a ranking of #7, Dominican University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois list. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s dietetics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Dominican University
Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s dietetics degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, Olivet Nazarene University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois list. Olivet Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 3 ’s dietetics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #10. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is located in North Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s dietetics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Dietetics Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s dietetics students in 2020-2021.
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