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2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 312 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,053 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 131 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the dietetics and clinical nutrition services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend Texas Tech University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Texas Tech University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 31 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid list, NSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,994 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Northeastern State University.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Northeastern State University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #5 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at San Antonio is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Kingsville is $13,778 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Texas A&M Kingsville

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 14 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Abilene Christian also took the #6 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Abilene Christian University is $26,809 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Abilene Christian University

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

Texas Christian University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid list, TCU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend Texas Christian University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Texas Christian University

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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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