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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
253 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Plains States region, there were 347 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 253 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition sciences programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $19,942 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UMN Twin Cities

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $17,228 for plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Iowa State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Iowa State University Nutrition Sciences Report

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 98 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,892 for plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Kansas State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Kansas State University Nutrition Sciences Report

#4

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Benedict. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSB also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend College of Saint Benedict is $25,952 for plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at CSB

#5

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia College at Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Concordia College at Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $75-$110k list, Concordia College Moorhead has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Concordia College Moorhead is $23,902 for plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 Nutrition Sciences at Concordia College at Moorhead

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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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