2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 New York, there were 377 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,167 and $39,554 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 13 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Cornell University

#2

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 8 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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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