2024 Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

If you plan on getting your master's degree in nutrition science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #99 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 25 master's degrees in nutrition science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nutrition science students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in Colorado list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Nutrition Science in Colorado

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

Top Colorado Schools for a Master's in Nutrition Science

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

12 Annual Graduates

$38,050 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a master's degree in nutrition science. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

After graduation, nutrition science master's recipients typically make about $38,050 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in nutrition science from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

2

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Metropolitan State University of Denver if you want to pursue a master's degree in nutrition science. MSU Denver is a large public university located in the large city of Denver.More information about a master’s in nutrition science from Metropolitan State University of Denver

Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	164	32

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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	25

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science	45
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	36
Sustainability Science	21
International Studies	19
Historic Preservation	13
Natural Sciences	11
Behavioral Science	5
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	4
Museum Studies	4
Data Science	3

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.