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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying nutrition sciences.

Top 5 Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 145 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 161 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying nutrition sciences list, University of Arizona has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.

Texas Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,242 of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University were GI Bill® students, of which 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 76 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

TWU also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 16,433 students enrolled at TWU, 495 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full TWU Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 32,441 students enrolled at UT Rio Grande Valley, 871 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,560. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Veteran Student Life Report

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