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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Southwest region, there were 667 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,867 and $20,153 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’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.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Nutrition Science Report

#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech University Nutrition Science Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

Read more about Nutrition Science at TWU

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 1 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $48-$75k list, University of Arizona has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Arizona 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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