2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

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 “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 667 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,867 and $20,153 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 448 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

#3 in overall quality

$21,305 Average Net Price

$40,896 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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#2

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

#5 in overall quality

$14,134 Average Net Price

$27,181 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $14,134 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Nutrition Science at TWU

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$20,200 Average Net Price

$29,685 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $20,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Arizona.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Arizona

#4

Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$26,028 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,028 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 more about Nutrition Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $75-$110k)

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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