2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the New England 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.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of nutrition science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 doctor's degrees in nutrition science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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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. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the New England Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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 New England 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

Tufts University
Medford, MA

14 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nutrition science has to look into Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nutrition science in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 14 nutrition science individuals who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from Tufts University

2

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

University of Connecticut is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in nutrition science. UCONN is a very large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nutrition science in Connecticut.

There were approximately 7 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from University of Connecticut

3

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nutrition science. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nutrition science in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 2 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from University of Massachusetts Amherst

4

Boston University
Boston, MA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nutrition science in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 1 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from Boston University

5

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

#1 Most Popular In VT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from University of Vermont

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular nutrition science schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	11
Connecticut	95	4
Vermont	29	1

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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
Biological & Physical Science	22
Gerontology	7
Science, Technology & Society	6
Classical & Ancient Studies	6
Marine Science	6
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	4
Systems Theory	3
International Studies	2
Cognitive Science	2
Behavioral Science	2

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.