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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
516 Degrees Awarded
$11,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 728 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,450 and $29,023 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 516 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UF is $4,069 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Florida

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k list, NC State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at North Carolina State University

#3

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k list, UGA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $10,241 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UGA

#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 67 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,808 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UNC Greensboro

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $13,126 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

With a ranking of #6, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #7 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,745 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#7

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 58 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k list, Auburn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $20,326 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Auburn

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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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