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2022 Best Value Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
667 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nutrition Sciences is the 149th most popular major in the country with 5,044 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 667 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Tulsa Community College

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulsa Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

Tulsa Community College also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Tulsa Community College is $4,835 for Southwest Region Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Tulsa Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 152 ’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for southwest region nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 87 ’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $12,317 for southwest region nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Texas Tech Nutrition Sciences Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 127 ’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, TWU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,706 for Southwest Region Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 138 ’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for Southwest Region Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at University of Arizona

With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 ’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,203 for southwest region nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Austin.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin Nutrition Sciences Report

#7

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #7 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor is $26,726 for Southwest Region Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Baylor

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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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