2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nutrition Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,044 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,764 and had an average of $28,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across North Carolina, there were 229 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,250 and $40,242 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,273 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Chapel Hill Nutrition Science Report

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 17 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Science at North Carolina State University

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 6 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Science at UNC Greensboro

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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