by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 14 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 Master’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 master’s degree nutrition science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington University of Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #2 spot on the list. FranU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 12 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Nutrition Science at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 20 masters’s nutrition science degrees 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 14 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #4 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 31 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Nutrition Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Tulane University of Louisiana Nutrition Science Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 89%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Nutrition Science Report
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. UAMS is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Nutrition Science Report
Auburn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 8 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
North Carolina State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Nutrition Science at North Carolina State University
University of Kentucky landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, 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 86%.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Kentucky
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 6 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 93%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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