2025 Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Nutrition Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #99 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for nutrition science students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 86 master's degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nutrition science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nutrition science students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt nutrition science students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nutrition science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nutrition science students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nutrition Science Schools

The nutrition science 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 the Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nutrition Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in nutrition science.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Master's in Nutrition Science

1

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO

48 Annual Graduates

Metropolitan State University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in nutrition science. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in nutrition science from Metropolitan State University of Denver

2

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

17 Annual Graduates

$50,818 Median Starting Salary

University of Utah is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in nutrition science. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the nutrition science program state that they receive average early career wages of $50,818.

More information about a master’s in nutrition science from University of Utah

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the best nutrition science colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	185	25
Utah	164	32

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nutrition Science

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Nutrition Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences	86

Most Popular Majors Related to Nutrition Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computational Science	107
Sustainability Science	91
Interdisciplinary Studies	61
Biological & Physical Science	53
International Studies	33
Natural Sciences	30
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	15
Data Science	12
Behavioral Science	8
Geography and Environmental Studies	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to division, CSIRO. More about our data sources and methodologies.