2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
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 Master’s in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 667 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,867 and $20,153 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree nutrition science students.
Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Southwest Region
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 34 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
UOHSC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UOHSC are $22,122.
Full University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center Nutrition Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.
Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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- *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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