by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 773 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,966 and $22,227 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 562 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their nutrition science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The nutrition science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntington University of Health Sciences landed the #1 spot on the list. HUHS is a small private for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 112 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
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 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 51 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 66 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 118 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nutrition Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Lees - McRae College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Lees - McRae College is a small school located in Banner Elk, North Carolina that handed out 0 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Mississippi State University
University of Central Arkansas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Shepherd University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Shepherd University is a small public school situated in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. It awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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