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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California

6 Ranked Colleges
108 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master's in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking - to help you make that 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 California, there were 1,128 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,750 and $15,395 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 108 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition science programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree nutrition science students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in California

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #1 spot on the list. CSULB is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 17 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Science at CSULB

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California list. California State University - Chico is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

Chico State also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chico State are $18,802, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Chico State Nutrition Science Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Science at UC Davis

#4

San Jose State University

San Jose, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

San Jose State also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Jose State are $18,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at San Jose State

#5

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree nutrition science students list, SDSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

Read more about Nutrition Science at SDSU

#6 in overall quality

California State University - Northridge did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in California ranking, coming in at #6. California State University - Northridge is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at CSUN

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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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