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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
233 Degrees Awarded
$38,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 592 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,975 and $32,185 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 233 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the New England Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

UNH also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UNH

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #2 spot on the list. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UVM also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVM are $33,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UVM

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 10 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Nutrition Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $24,938, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Nutrition Science Report

#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 96 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree nutrition science students list, Tufts has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

Full Tufts University Nutrition Science Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 28 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston University Nutrition Science Report

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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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