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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Nutrition Science is the 124th most popular major in the country with 5,330 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 726 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,860 and $24,710 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 496 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 161 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major 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. UOHSC is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Nutrition Science Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #5 spot on the list. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Texas Christian University
With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Central Oklahoma
Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #8, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of the Incarnate Word is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of the Incarnate Word
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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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