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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
516 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Southeast region, there were 728 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,450 and $29,023 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 516 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 122 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,685 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UF.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 more about Nutrition Science at UF

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 87 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $17,105 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Georgia.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 UGA Nutrition Science Report

#3

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend North Carolina State University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full NC State Nutrition Science Report

#4

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 67 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $19,076 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Nutrition Science at UNC Greensboro

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,965 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Louisiana State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Nutrition Science Report

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 58 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k list, Auburn has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $26,518 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Auburn.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Auburn

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is $24,901 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Nutrition Science at UT Knoxville

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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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