Ranked #136 in popularity, nutrition sciences is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in Colorado ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 145 degrees in nutrition sciences to qualified students.
The nutrition sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Nutrition Sciences Schools in Colorado.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nutrition sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in nutrition sciences needs to look into Colorado State University - Fort Collins. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 54 nutrition sciences students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year.
Metropolitan State University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in nutrition sciences. MSU Denver is a large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 26th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 58 nutrition sciences students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Northern Colorado if you want to pursue a degree in nutrition sciences. Located in the city of Greeley, University of Northern Colorado is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 33 nutrition sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado 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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