by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bastyr University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Kenmore, Washington, and it awarded 36 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees 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 be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 14 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Central Washington University Nutrition Sciences Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students 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 University of Nevada - Reno
California State University - Northridge ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 13 masters’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%.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at California State University - Northridge
California State University - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
California State University - Chico ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’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%.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at California State University - Chico
San Diego State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego State University is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at San Diego State University
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 3 students 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%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
With a ranking of #13, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Nutrition Sciences at University of California - Davis
University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 16 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at University of Hawaii at Manoa
With a ranking of #14, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 103 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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 96%.
Full University of California - Berkeley Nutrition Sciences Report
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