2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 241 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition sciences 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 nutrition sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 3 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USU Nutrition Sciences Report

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 2 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Colorado State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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