2024 Best Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in nutrition science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #89 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for nutrition science students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 20 doctor's degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nutrition science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nutrition science students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nutrition science to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nutrition science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for nutrition science students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nutrition Science Schools

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 Science Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nutrition Science in North Carolina

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nutrition science.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Doctorate in Nutrition Science

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

13 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in nutrition science needs to check out North Carolina State University. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from North Carolina State University

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

4 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Greensboro if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nutrition science from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	6
Georgia	126	13
Mississippi	113	3
Tennessee	102	4
Alabama	98	9
Kentucky	87	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nutrition Science

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Nutrition Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences	20

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	29
Behavioral Science	19
Sustainability Science	10
Systems Theory	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to division, CSIRO. More about our data sources and methodologies.