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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Ranked Colleges
180 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 241 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,400 and $19,789 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 180 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $15,362 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 27 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $18,599 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Northern Colorado.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. MSU Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 72 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k list, MSU Denver has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $18,397 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend MSU Denver.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $24,440 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Utah State University is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 1 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

USU also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for USU is $16,895 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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