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

9 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 728 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 9 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Southeast Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Sciences Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Nutrition Sciences Report

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at University of Georgia

#4

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 9 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill

#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree nutrition sciences students list, NC State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at North Carolina State University

#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#4 in overall quality

University of Florida landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 4 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at University of Florida

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn University are $31,956.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Auburn University

#8 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Nutrition Sciences Report

#9

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree nutrition sciences students list, UK has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UK Nutrition Sciences Report

#9

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Emory University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory University 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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