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2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
82 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition sciences, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 347 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition sciences 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 nutrition sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UMN Twin Cities

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Iowa State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 3 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UNL

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Manhattan, Kansas, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, K -State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full K -State Nutrition Sciences Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 20 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, KU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at KU

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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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