by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 5,598 people earned their degree in nutrition sciences, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 737 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 269 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in nutrition sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree nutrition sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Russell Sage College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 16 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 63 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 16 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 63 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #6, New York Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 more about Nutrition Sciences at New York Institute of Technology
University at Buffalo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University at Buffalo
With a ranking of #8, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pace University is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 16 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of the District of Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at University of the District of Columbia
With a ranking of #10, Howard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
LIU Post came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 8 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Syracuse University
Drexel University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 10 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 0 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Canisius College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Canisius is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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