2027 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Colorado
[Nutrition Science](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/nutrition-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for nutrition science students.
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2027 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Colorado
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the nutrition science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools
For return on investment in nutrition science, no school beat Metropolitan State College Of Denver this year. Metropolitan State College Of Denver is a very large public school located in the city of Denver. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $11,124, with out-of-state students paying around $30,684. Students borrow a median of $26,750 to complete the nutrition science program here. Early-career nutrition science graduates make about $37,213. Set against $26,750 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 99%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Colorado State University Fort Collins earned it the #2 place for nutrition science. Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State University Fort Collins is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $13,373, compared with $35,061 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $24,750 to complete the nutrition science program here. Soon after graduation, nutrition science degree recipients from Colorado State University Fort Collins generally make around $46,519. That is a strong return on a $24,750 median debt. Colorado State University Fort Collins admits about 88% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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