2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 728 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,450 and $29,023 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition science programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree nutrition science students.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.
UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
Mississippi State also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Nutrition Science at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 17 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
NC State also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999.
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With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 17 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 11 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798.
Read more about Nutrition Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nutrition science students list, Tulane has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, 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%.
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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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