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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
253 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 347 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,567 and $22,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 253 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 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.

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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 67 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $8,418 for plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 93%.

Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $10,843 for plains states 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 89%. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 full report on Nutrition Science at Iowa State University

#3

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Saint Benedict. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. CSB is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k list, CSB has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,956 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend College of Saint Benedict.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at College of Saint Benedict

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

K -State also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend K -State is $15,089 for plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Kansas State University Nutrition Science Report

#5

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia College at Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Concordia College Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 4 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia College Moorhead also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia College Moorhead is $17,927 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%.

Full Concordia College at Moorhead Nutrition Science Report

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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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