by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 726 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,860 and $24,710 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 14 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 southwest region nutrition science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 120 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at Texas Woman’s University
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools 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 fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 48 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 168 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national 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.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 157 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s nutrition science degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Baylor University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 14 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 ranking of #11, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 12 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 10 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at The University of Texas at Austin
San Antonio College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Science Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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