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2025 Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools

59 Colleges in the United States
3,456 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,433 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in nutrition science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 59 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of nutrition science. Combined, these schools handed out 3,456 bachelor's degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.

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

Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools The nutrition science bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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 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 bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor'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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nutrition science students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nutrition Science in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for nutrition science students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

11 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Nutrition Science

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153 Annual Graduates
$40,504 Median Starting Salary
$32,362 Median Student Debt

Texas A&M University - College Station is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.

Those nutrition science students who get their bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University - College Station make $10,071 more than the average nutrition science grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from Texas A&M University - College Station

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122 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in nutrition science has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from The University of Texas at Austin

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117 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in nutrition science has to check out University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Bachelor's recipients from the nutrition science program at University of California - Berkeley earn $4,728 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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52 Annual Graduates
$32,676 Median Starting Salary
$24,249 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.

Those nutrition science students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities make $2,243 more than the typical nutrition science student.

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88 Annual Graduates
$34,512 Median Starting Salary
$30,151 Median Student Debt

Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the nutrition science program at University of California - Davis earn $4,079 above the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Nutrition Science bachelor's degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Madison get an earnings boost of about $4,071 above the typical earnings of nutrition science graduates.

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Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.

Soon after graduation, nutrition science bachelor's recipients usually earn about $30,508 at the beginning of their careers.

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157 Annual Graduates
$31,950 Median Starting Salary
$28,870 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduating, nutrition science bachelor's recipients typically make an average of $31,950 in the first five years of their career.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
22 Annual Graduates

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from Boston University

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Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, nutrition science bachelor's recipients usually earn around $24,746 in the first five years of their career.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
13 University of Georgia Athens, GA
14 New York University New York, NY
15 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
16 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
17 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
18 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
19 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO

Nutrition Science by Region

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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 3,456

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 20,010
Interdisciplinary Studies 7,757
International Studies 5,174
Cognitive Science 2,797
Biological & Physical Science 2,426
Human Biology 1,867
Behavioral Science 1,746
Sustainability Science 1,639
Data Science 1,639
Data Analytics 1,517

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