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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Southeast Region

11 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

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 “Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nutrition Sciences is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,330 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 773 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition sciences. To top this list, a school must have a successful nutrition sciences program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree nutrition sciences students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. UNC Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 7 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at UGA

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 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 93%. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Emory University

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full University of Florida Nutrition Sciences Report

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad 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%.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UNC Greensboro Nutrition Sciences Report

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, 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 89%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #8, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. Mississippi State University is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 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 85%.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Mississippi State University

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 NC State

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With a ranking of #8, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UAB

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UK

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