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2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
213 Degrees Awarded
$16,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 5,820 people earned their degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services, making the major the 133rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,082 and had an average of $28,428 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 674 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,969 and $35,936 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dietetics and clinical nutrition services 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 and clinical nutrition services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Logan University

Chesterfield, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Logan University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Chesterfield, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 120 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k list, Logan University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 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 Logan University are $9,900.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

UND also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#6 in overall quality

Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042.

Full Missouri State Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#7

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia College Moorhead, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia College at Moorhead are $10,620, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Concordia College Moorhead Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#8

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 1 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k list, South Dakota State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

Northwestern Health Sciences University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Northwestern Health Sciences University is a small school located in Bloomington, Minnesota that handed out 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

NWHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NWHSU are $13,097, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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