2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,889 people earned their degree in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $25,351 in loans still to pay off.

Across Massachusetts, there were 126 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,650 and $24,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food, nutrition and related services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in Massachusetts

#1

Framingham State University

Framingham, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$17,280 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Framingham State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Framingham State are $17,280.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Framingham State University

#2

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Simmons University

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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