2023 Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s” 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying nutrition sciences.
Top 8 Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s list. UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying nutrition sciences list, UNC Chapel Hill has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNC Chapel Hill supports 30,092 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 95%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,499 of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University were GI Bill® students, of which 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Auburn University]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
NC State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro also took the #6 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro, 885 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,723. To help with additional expenses, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Greensboro]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-greensboro/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s list. Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State, 1,170 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 9 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UT Knoxville supports 30,559 students, and 1,122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Knoxville offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 89%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report
University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 18 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 94%.
Full UGA Veteran Student Life Report
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
Liberty University also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8.Of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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