2025 Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in nutrition science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of nutrition science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 120 bachelor's degrees in nutrition science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nutrition science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nutrition science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt nutrition science students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nutrition science related body.

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 North Carolina.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for nutrition science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Nutrition Science

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

89 Annual Graduates

$33,669 Median Starting Salary

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in nutrition science. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the nutrition science program make around $33,669 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from North Carolina State University

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

30 Annual Graduates

$32,525 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in nutrition science needs to check out University of North Carolina at Greensboro. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greensboro.

Soon after graduation, nutrition science bachelor's recipients generally earn an average of $32,525 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	118
Georgia	224	120
Tennessee	220	43
Alabama	184	66
Louisiana	171	52
Mississippi	169	0
Arkansas	167	0
West Virginia	147	0

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Nutrition Science Related Rankings by Major

Nutrition Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Nutrition Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences	120

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	633
Behavioral Science	506
International Studies	165
Interdisciplinary Studies	130
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	129
Science, Technology & Society	44
Mathematics & Computer Science	29
Gerontology	5
Sustainability Science	5
Natural Sciences	3

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.