2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

Nutrition Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #105 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 36 doctor's degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nutrition science matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for nutrition science, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Nutrition Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nutrition science.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nutrition Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for nutrition science students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nutrition Science Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

13 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nutrition science needs to check out Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nutrition science in New York.

There were roughly 13 nutrition science individuals who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from Cornell University

2

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nutrition science. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nutrition science in New York.

There were about 8 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

Howard University
Washington, DC

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nutrition science has to look into Howard University. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

There were approximately 6 nutrition science individuals who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from Howard University

4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nutrition science in New Jersey.

There were roughly 5 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

5

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

#1 Best Quality In PA

Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nutrition science in Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 4 nutrition science individuals who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from Drexel University

6

New York University
New York, NY

#3 Most Popular In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from New York University

6

University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

#3 Most Popular In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo. More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from University at Buffalo

6

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

#1 Most Popular In MD

Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular nutrition science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	15
Pennsylvania	176	13
Maryland	114	0
New Jersey	113	4
District of Columbia	81	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nutrition Science

One of 44 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Nutrition Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nutrition Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	68
Marine Science	14
Sustainability Science	13
Biological & Physical Science	12
Behavioral Science	10
Cognitive Science	10
Science, Technology & Society	7
Gerontology	3
Historic Preservation	2
Computational Science	1

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.