2025 Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
10
Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
737
Nutrition Science Degrees Awarded
$37,524
Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in
nutrition science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #124 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 737 degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Nutrition Science School
The nutrition science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nutrition Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nutrition science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Nutrition Science Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Nutrition Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nutrition science degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Nutrition Science
Every student who is interested in nutrition science needs to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the nutrition science program make about $30,508 for their early career.
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Any student pursuing a degree in nutrition science has to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 71 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the nutrition science degree program at Columbia University in the City of New York make $10,629 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
More information about a degree in nutrition science from Columbia University in the City of New York
Every student who is interested in nutrition science needs to check out New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 112 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the nutrition science program at New York University earn $14,186 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NJ
105
Nutrition Science Degrees Awarded
Montclair State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. Montclair State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 10th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 105 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the nutrition science program earn an average of $20,764 for their early career.
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Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
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UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 3 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were approximately 19 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
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La Salle is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 23rd out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 20 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at La Salle in the most recent year we have data available. Nutrition Science degree recipients from La Salle University receive an earnings boost of around $9,946 over the typical earnings of nutrition science majors.
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LIU Post is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville. This school ranks 24th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 7 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at LIU Post in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 107th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 8 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale in the most recent data year.
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