by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 5,330 people earned their degree in nutrition science, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,647 and had an average of $23,229 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. That schools that top this list have a program in nutrition science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree nutrition science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major list. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 16 associates’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Casper College landed the #2 spot on the list. Casper College is a small public school situated in Casper, Wyoming. It awarded 1 associates’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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