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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
80 Degrees Awarded
$47,926 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region

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 Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 343 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,105 and $25,575 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 80 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Plains States Region

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SLU Nutrition Science Report

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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Missouri State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized school located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri that handed out 11 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Southeast Missouri State University

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Kansas

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region. K -State is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 7 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, 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.

Full K -State Nutrition Science Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UMN Twin Cities

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Iowa State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Iowa State University

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 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. 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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Nutrition Science Report

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