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2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

8 Ranked Colleges
166 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 728 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 25 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UGA Nutrition Sciences Report

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Mississippi State

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Greensboro Nutrition Sciences Report

#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 Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill

#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at North Carolina State University

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

Auburn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 17 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Auburn University

#6 in overall quality

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 11 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nutrition sciences students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UT Knoxville

#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana 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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