2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (With Aid)
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 183 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition science programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree nutrition science students with aid.
Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (With Aid)
Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid 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 handed out 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #9 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Nutrition Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nutrition science students with aid list, UF has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.
Out of the 35 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 4 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.
Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UIUC also made our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 3 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.
Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Science Report
University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Davis also took the #6 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.
Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech also took the #20 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
North Carolina State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Emory University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 9 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.
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University of California - Berkeley landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Nutrition Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Nutrition Science Report
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #18. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nutrition science students with aid list, UGA has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nutrition science students with aid list, Columbia has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Columbia University in the City of New York
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 2 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M also took the #24 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Utah State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah State University are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Utah State University
University of Arizona ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Arizona
University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513.
Kansas State University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Nutrition Science at Kansas State University
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Nutrition Science Report
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- 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%.
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- *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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