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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
220 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Nutrition Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,044 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 560 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,500 and $36,487 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Russell Sage College

Troy, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Russell Sage College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Troy, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

Russel Sage did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Russell Sage College are $13,190, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Russel Sage Nutrition Science Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

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

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Cornell University

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIU Post. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree nutrition science students list, LIU Post has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at LIU Post

#5

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at NYU

#6

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New York Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NYIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York Institute of Technology are $25,460.

Full NYIT Nutrition Science Report

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Drexel

#8

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Syracuse Nutrition Science Report

With a ranking of #10, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 77 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Columbia

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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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