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2023 Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

3 Ranked Colleges
223 Degrees Awarded
$49,089 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Nutrition Science for a Master's

With all of the options veterans 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 Veteran Friendly in New York for Nutrition Science for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New York, there were 355 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,398 and $16,965 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Nutrition Science for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Nutrition Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Nutrition Science for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Nutrition Science for a Master’s list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 48 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Nutrition Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York, 739 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Russell Sage College
Troy, New York

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Nutrition Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Russell Sage College landed the #3 spot on the list. Russell Sage College is a small school located in Troy, New York that handed out 20 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

Russel Sage also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 52 of the 2,389 students enrolled at Russell Sage College were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,733. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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