2025 Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Nutrition Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #92 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 102 bachelor's degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nutrition science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nutrition science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nutrition science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nutrition science related body.

Our full 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.

More Ways to Rank Nutrition Science Schools

The nutrition science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nutrition Science in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in nutrition science.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Nutrition Science

1

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in nutrition science. Pitt is a very large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

La Salle University
Philadelphia, PA

28 Annual Graduates

$47,470 Median Starting Salary

La Salle University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Nutrition Science bachelor's degree recipients from La Salle University earn a boost of about $10,899 above the average income of nutrition science majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from La Salle University

Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	93
New Jersey	193	203
Delaware	130	13
District of Columbia	126	46

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nutrition Science

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Nutrition Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences	102

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Data Analytics	450
Interdisciplinary Studies	334
Biological & Physical Science	269
International Studies	218
Data Science	203
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	192
Systems Theory	155
Behavioral Science	126
Cognitive Science	119
Sustainability Science	104

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to division, CSIRO. More about our data sources and methodologies.