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

6 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 667 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,867 and $20,153 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 59 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $30-$48k list, TWU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full TWU Nutrition Science Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 34 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Texas Tech

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at The University of Texas at Austin

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Nutrition Science Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Baylor 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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