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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
335 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nutrition Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,044 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,764 and had an average of $28,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 592 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,975 and $32,185 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 335 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $12,015 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Nutrition Science at UVM

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMaine has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Maine is $13,989 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Nutrition Science Report

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 64 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $13,137 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 22 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $12,903 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Boston U.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Boston U

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #5 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large school located in Lowell, Massachusetts that handed out 19 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell is $11,560 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Nutrition Science Report

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCONN is $12,381 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UCONN Nutrition Science Report

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNH is $17,747 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Nutrition Science at UNH

#8

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Simmons University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Simmons has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $22,999 for new england region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Simmons University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Simmons University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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