2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in Massachusetts

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Massachusetts, there were 319 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree nutrition sciences students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in Massachusetts

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$32,341 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at UMass Amherst

#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$55,168 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #2 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 14 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Tufts University

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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