by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 145 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,298 and $23,527 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado nutrition science students.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #1 spot on the list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 58 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Northern Colorado Nutrition Science Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 ’s 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 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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