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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

2 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 California, there were 1,128 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,750 and $15,395 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The nutrition science 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 “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in California

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Berkeley Nutrition Science Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700.

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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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