2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 241 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

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 Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at USU

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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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