2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nutrition Sciences is the 149th most popular major in the country with 5,044 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 347 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Nutrition Sciences Report

#2

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 2 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa State University Nutrition Sciences Report

#3

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#4 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #3 spot on the list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 3 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at UNL

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 4 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Kansas State University

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at KU

• Best Value Master’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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