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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 200 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,315 and $23,527 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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 colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree nutrition science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Full Metropolitan State University of Denver Nutrition Science Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #2 spot on the list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 16 masters’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #4 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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