2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 560 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 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.

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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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree nutrition sciences students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drexel University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Drexel University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (With Aid)

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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