by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,498 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,334 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nutrition sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bastyr University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Kenmore, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Sacramento. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. California State University - Sacramento is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 153 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school awarded 93 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 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%.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at Seattle Pacific University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 73 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
California State University - Chico came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Chico State is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 55 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 California State University - Chico
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 93%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of California - Davis
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Francisco State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 San Francisco State University
San Diego State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 119 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at San Diego State University
With a ranking of #11, California State University - San Bernardino did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Nevada - Reno ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 more about Nutrition Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno
With a ranking of #13, San Jose State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 71 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 86%.
With a ranking of #14, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 99 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 43 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Long Beach came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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.
Full California State University - Long Beach Nutrition Sciences Report
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 90 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 more about Nutrition Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
California Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. California Baptist University is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 12 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 16 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Nutrition Sciences Report
Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Malibu, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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%.
Central Washington University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 4 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Washington University Nutrition Sciences Report
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