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2025 Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges in the New England Region
210 Master's Degrees
$63,255 Avg Early-Career Salary
a master's degree in nutrition science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #99 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 210 master's degrees in nutrition science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nutrition Science School for Your Master's Degree

Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region Your choice of nutrition science for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nutrition science students working on their master's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nutrition Science in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for nutrition science students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Nutrition Science

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

It is hard to beat Tufts University if you want to pursue a master's degree in nutrition science. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.

Master's students who receive their degree from the nutrition science program make about $62,757 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in nutrition science from Tufts University

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in nutrition science needs to check out Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the nutrition science program earn around $60,684 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in nutrition science from Boston University

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
12 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Vermont if you wish to pursue a master's degree in nutrition science. UVM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Burlington.More information about a master’s in nutrition science from University of Vermont

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12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a master's degree in nutrition science. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in nutrition science from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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11 Annual Graduates

UNH is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Durham.More information about a master’s in nutrition science from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 222 172
Connecticut 153 31
New Hampshire 108 14
Vermont 91 7

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Nutrition Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Nutrition Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences 210

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Data Analytics 356
Sustainability Science 284
International Studies 156
Systems Theory 119
Behavioral Science 102
Human Computer Interaction 101
Data Science 98
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 75
Biological & Physical Science 64
Museum Studies 49

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