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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

4 Ranked Colleges
448 Degrees Awarded
$10,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition sciences, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 667 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 448 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 46 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $12,317 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 142 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, TWU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $6,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 135 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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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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