by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nutrition science.
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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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate 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 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science 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.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate 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. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees 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 2.2% 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%.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Texas A&M College Station
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 4 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nutrition Science at The University of Texas at Austin
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
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