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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States 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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nutrition Sciences is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,598 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Plains States region, there were 397 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nutrition sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNL Nutrition Sciences Report

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at KU

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region list. Kansas State University is a fairly large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 5 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at K -State

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 full report on Nutrition Sciences at UMN Twin Cities

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Mizzou Nutrition Sciences Report

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