2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 347 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 3 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#3 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full K -State Nutrition Sciences Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at KU

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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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