by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Nutrition Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” 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 District of Columbia, there were 53 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. To top this list, a school must have a successful nutrition science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The nutrition science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Nutrition Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nutrition Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Science Major in District of Columbia for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 1 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of the District of Columbia
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