by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 773 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 562 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in nutrition sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region 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 in the Southeast Region. Huntington University of Health Sciences is a small school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 9 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full North Carolina State University Nutrition Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 120 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of Georgia
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #5 spot on the list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 66 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 52 students 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 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%.
Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Nutrition Sciences Report
University of Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 118 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 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Shepherd University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Lees - McRae College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Banner Elk, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Lees - McRae College
With a ranking of #9, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Arkansas Nutrition Sciences Report
Mississippi State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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