by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is the 128th most popular major in the country with 6,113 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , dietetics & clinical nutrition services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,246 and had an average of $26,091 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 410 dietetics & clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,099 and $23,721 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 138 dietetics & clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in dietetics & clinical nutrition services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their dietetics & clinical nutrition services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is a medium-sized school located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma that handed out 32 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Abilene Christian is a medium-sized school located in Abilene, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Abilene Christian
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #3 spot on the list. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at SFASU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report
Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 34 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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.
Read full report on Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Texas Tech
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at UTSA
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at ASU - Tempe
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