2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

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 Alabama” 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 Alabama, there were 83 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $22,500 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition science programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

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

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

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 5 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Auburn University Nutrition Science Report

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 3 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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