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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
516 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students 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 “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 728 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,450 and $29,023 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 516 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 122 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Florida

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 67 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students with aid.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at NC State

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UGA

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 47 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University is $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Louisiana State University Nutrition Science Report

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Auburn University is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, 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 92%.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Auburn

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $18,825 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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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).
  • 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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