2025 Best Nutrition Science Schools in the New England Region
8Colleges in the New England Region
516Nutrition Science Degrees Awarded
$37,524Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in nutrition science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #124 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nutrition Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 516 degrees in nutrition science annually.
Your choice of nutrition science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nutrition Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Nutrition Science in the New England Region
The schools below may not offer all types of nutrition science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top New England Region Schools in Nutrition Science
Tufts University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in nutrition science. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 103 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available. Those nutrition science students who get their degree from Tufts University receive $25,233 more than the typical nutrition science grad.
Boston University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 60 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Nutrition Science degree recipients from Boston University receive an earnings boost of around $23,160 over the average earnings of nutrition science graduates.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in nutrition science. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 84 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, nutrition science degree recipients typically earn around $24,746 in their early careers.
It is hard to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a degree in nutrition science. UCONN is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the nutrition science program earn about $27,575 for their early career.
Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were approximately 63 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition science program report average early career earnings of $33,389.
Located in the town of Durham, UNH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 64 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the nutrition science program make about $34,115 for their early career.
UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 17th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 18 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Lowell in the most recent year we have data available.
UMaine is a large public university located in the small suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were roughly 24 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of nutrition science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nutrition Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
