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2027 Best Value Human Nutrition Schools in Arizona

[Human Nutrition](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/food-nutrition-services/human-nutrition/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for human nutrition students.

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• Best Value Human Nutrition Schools in Arizona

2027 Best Value Human Nutrition Schools in Arizona

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in human nutrition, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Human Nutrition Schools

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University Of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

$13,573 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,861 Avg Student Debt

$59,979 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked University Of Arizona the best value for a degree in human nutrition in Arizona. University Of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson. Students from in state pay about $13,573 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $39,903. Typical student debt for human nutrition graduates is $21,861. Early-career human nutrition graduates make about $50,834. That is a strong return on a $21,861 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.

2

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

$18,508 In-State Tuition & Fees

$30,027 Avg Student Debt

$42,186 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Grand Canyon University earned it the #2 place for human nutrition. Grand Canyon University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix. In-state tuition and fees average $18,508. Typical student debt for human nutrition graduates is $30,027. Early-career human nutrition graduates make about $56,285. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 79%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.