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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 796 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 274 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 middle atlantic region master’s degree nutrition sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Russell Sage College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Russell Sage College is a small school located in Troy, New York that handed out 20 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 28 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 84 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State University is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s 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%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #5 spot on the list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
New York Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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 New York Institute of Technology
University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, 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 87%.
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Pace University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Pace University - New York is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 8 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of the District of Columbia landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of the District of Columbia is a public institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Howard University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
LIU Post ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 4 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Syracuse University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Drexel University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Brunswick, New Jersey 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Rutgers New Brunswick
Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of Maryland - College Park is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Maryland - College Park
Canisius College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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