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2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
448 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southwest region, there were 667 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 448 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition sciences programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOHSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Nutrition Sciences Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students.

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

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Texas Tech University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 67 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students list, TWU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at TWU

#1 in overall quality

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 #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 142 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Nutrition Sciences Report

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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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