2023 Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,600
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New England region, there were 544 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,929 and $26,680 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate”.
Top 3 Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Tufts Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 3 doctorate’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.
UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UCONN Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Nutrition Science for a Doctorate. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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