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2025 Best Nutrition Science Schools in Tennessee

2 Colleges in Tennessee
68 Nutrition Science Degrees Awarded
$37,524 Avg 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for nutrition science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 degrees in nutrition science annually.

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Nutrition Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Nutrition Science
Master's Degrees in Nutrition Science
Doctor's Degrees in Nutrition Science

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 Schools in Tennessee. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Nutrition Science in Tennessee

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 Tennessee Schools in Nutrition Science

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Nutrition Science Degrees Awarded
$18,122 Median Starting Salary

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great decision for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who receive their degree from the nutrition science program make around $18,122 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in nutrition science from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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Every student who is interested in nutrition science needs to look into University of Memphis. UofM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Memphis.More information about a degree in nutrition science from University of Memphis

Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 151
Florida 282 124
North Carolina 279 229
Virginia 274 3
Kentucky 244 3
Louisiana 242 70
Mississippi 234 23
Arkansas 234 1
Alabama 233 83
West Virginia 207 0

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

Nutrition Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences 68

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Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1,098
Interdisciplinary Studies 350
Cognitive Science 52
Biological & Physical Science 49
International Studies 38
Computational Science 37
Science, Technology & Society 28
Sustainability Science 27
Data Science 25
Behavioral Science 20

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