2024 Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a master's degree in nutrition science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #99 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 224 master's degrees in nutrition science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nutrition Science School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of nutrition science for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nutrition science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nutrition science students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nutrition science to pay back their student loans after receiving their master'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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nutrition Science in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for nutrition science students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Nutrition Science

1

Tufts University
Medford, MA

99 Annual Graduates

$56,275 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Tufts University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in nutrition science. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford.

Nutrition Science master's degree recipients from Tufts University receive an earnings boost of around $4,556 over the average earnings of nutrition science graduates.

More information about a master’s in nutrition science from Tufts University

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

40 Annual Graduates

$52,553 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in nutrition science needs to check out Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.

Students who graduate with their master's from the nutrition science program state that they receive average early career wages of $52,553.

More information about a master’s in nutrition science from Boston University

3

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Vermont if you want to pursue a master's degree in nutrition science. UVM is a large public university located in the city of Burlington.More information about a master’s in nutrition science from University of Vermont

4

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

12 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a master's degree in nutrition science. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in nutrition science from University of Massachusetts Amherst

5

University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, CT

26 Annual Graduates

$54,161 Median Starting Salary

USJ is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Hartford.

Those nutrition science students who get their master's degree from University of Saint Joseph receive $2,442 more than the standard nutrition science student.

More information about a master’s in nutrition science from University of Saint Joseph

6

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, NH

14 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in nutrition science from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

7

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
Boston, MA

9 Annual Graduates

$47,803 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the nutrition science program report average early career earnings of $47,803.

More information about a master’s in nutrition science from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the best nutrition science colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	172
Connecticut	153	31
New Hampshire	108	14
Vermont	91	7

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Nutrition Science Related Rankings by Major

Nutrition Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Nutrition Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences	224

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics & Computer Science	118
Sustainability Science	116
Human Computer Interaction	86
Systems Theory	81
International Studies	78
Museum Studies	58
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	43
Behavioral Science	41
Biological & Physical Science	37
Historic Preservation	35

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.