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2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California

6 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master's in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across California, there were 1,128 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 6 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 Master’s in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in California

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. CSULB is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at California State University - Long Beach

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California list. Chico, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Chico State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Chico are $18,802, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Chico State

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Davis Nutrition Sciences Report

#4

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

San Jose State also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at San Jose State

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #5 spot on the list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at SDSU

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California list. California State University - Northridge is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree nutrition sciences students list, CSUN has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at California State University - Northridge

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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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