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2027 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Louisiana

[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.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for nutrition science students.

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• Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Louisiana

2027 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Louisiana

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

1

Our Lady Of The Lake College
Baton Rouge, LA

$17,959 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,298 Avg Student Debt

$59,419 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our Lady Of The Lake College tops our 2027 list of the best value nutrition science schools in Louisiana. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Our Lady Of The Lake College is a small private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $17,959. Nutrition Science graduates carry a median of $28,298 in student loans. Early-career nutrition science graduates make about $47,981. That is a strong return on a $28,298 median debt. Roughly 99% of applicants are accepted.

2

Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

$11,954 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,250 Avg Student Debt

$61,251 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in nutrition science will find it at Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, which ranked #2. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $11,954, with out-of-state students paying around $28,631. Typical student debt for nutrition science graduates is $23,250. Nutrition Science graduates of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College earn a median of $26,117 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. The acceptance rate is 73%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.