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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $30-$48k) in California

7 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $30-$48k) in California

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 Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #3 spot on the list. CSULB is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’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 CSULB are $17,784.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #4 spot on the list. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955.

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#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 14 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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California State University - Chico ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chico State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’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 California State University - Chico are $18,802.

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#7

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#3 in overall quality

San Jose State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790.

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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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