by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,330 people earned their degree in nutrition sciences, making the major the 136th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,815 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major” ranking analyzed 108 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nutrition sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huntington University of Health Sciences. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major. HUHS is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bastyr University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major. Located in Kenmore, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Benedict. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major. CSB is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major list. Montclair State is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 136 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Montclair State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia College at Moorhead. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major list. Concordia College at Moorhead is a small school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 10 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Concordia College at Moorhead
Texas Woman’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Texas Woman’s University
California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #7. Sac State is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 153 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kansas State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 101 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Kansas State University
La Salle University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major list. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 25 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of the District of Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at University of the District of Columbia
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Russell Sage College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #12. Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #13. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 161 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #14. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking. Pomona, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
With a ranking of #16, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major list. Seattle Pacific University is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 16 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 73 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
California State University - Chico landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Davis landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Davis Nutrition Sciences Report
With a ranking of #21, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major list. Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full California State University - Los Angeles Nutrition Sciences Report
San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #22. SFSU is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 90 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at San Francisco State University
With a ranking of #23, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major list. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 119 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at San Diego State University
University of Northern Colorado landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of Northern Colorado
University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major ranking, coming in at #25. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 28 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of Maine
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