Nutrition Sciences is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #136 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for nutrition sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 355 degrees in nutrition sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of nutrition sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nutrition Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of nutrition sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in nutrition sciences. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 91 nutrition sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
New York University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in nutrition sciences. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 90 nutrition sciences students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a degree in nutrition sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 17 nutrition sciences students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.
Russell Sage College is a good option for students interested in a degree in nutrition sciences. Located in the city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 90th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 51 nutrition sciences students who graduated with this degree at Russel Sage in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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Your choice of nutrition sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Nutrition Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
