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2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
335 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 New England Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 New England region, there were 592 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 335 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,558 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of Maine

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $18,982 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at University of Vermont

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #3 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 19 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $19,119 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students with aid per year to attend UMass Lowell.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Nutrition Sciences Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $22,501 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Nutrition Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $24,067 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UNH

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 61 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #7 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,012 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students with aid per year to attend UCONN.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 University of Connecticut

#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Boston University is $30,259 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#8

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Simmons University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Simmons University is $30,008 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Simmons University

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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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