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 Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. That schools that top this list have a program in nutrition science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 41 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 47 masters’s nutrition science degrees 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 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’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 #4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a small public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 14 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of the Incarnate Word did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #7, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 masters’s nutrition science 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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