by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in nutrition science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region 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 Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. HUHS is a small school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 11 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Huntington University of Health Sciences
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 ’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #4 spot on the list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 123 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 145 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition science degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition science degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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 more about Nutrition Science at Louisiana State University
University of Florida ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 124 degrees to qualified ’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Florida
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 ’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 ’s 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 full report on Nutrition Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
With a ranking of #11, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition science degrees to 23 students 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.
Read more about Nutrition Science at Mississippi State University
Emory University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 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%.
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 6 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. UAMS is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
With a ranking of #15, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Kentucky ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 4 ’s nutrition science degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Kentucky
Liberty University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 3 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Lees - McRae College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Shepherd University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Shepherd University is a small school located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia that handed out 0 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. ICC is a public institution located in Fulton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 0 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Central Arkansas Nutrition Science Report
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