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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition science programs and cost less that 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree nutrition science students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree nutrition science students with aid list, TWU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’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 Texas Woman’s University are $14,962.

Read more about Nutrition Science at TWU

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Nutrition Science Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 34 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Texas Tech

#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. 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

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 2 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Arizona

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #6 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’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 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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