2024 Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

a doctor's degree in nutrition sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #97 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 doctor's degrees in nutrition sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nutrition sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nutrition sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nutrition sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nutrition sciences students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Nutrition Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nutrition Sciences in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nutrition sciences.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Nutrition Sciences

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nutrition sciences needs to take a look at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in nutrition sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of North Carolina at Greensboro if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nutrition sciences. UNC Greensboro is a large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.More information about a doctorate in nutrition sciences from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

North Carolina State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in nutrition sciences. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.More information about a doctorate in nutrition sciences from North Carolina State University

Best Nutrition Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	6
Georgia	190	13
Mississippi	154	3
Tennessee	150	4
Alabama	139	9
Kentucky	119	1

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Nutrition Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 0 majors within the Nutrition Science area of study, Nutrition Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.