by our College Data Analytics Team
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Nutrition Sciences is the 136th most popular major in the country with 5,330 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 726 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 496 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in nutrition sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 161 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 145 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 76 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 10 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%.
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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Sciences Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 6 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%.
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