If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in nutrition science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #92 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 92 bachelor's degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on nutrition science students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other nutrition science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt nutrition science students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nutrition science related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nutrition science students working on their bachelor's degree.
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 the Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Wisconsin.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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Featured Nutrition Science Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in nutrition science needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nutrition science program state that they receive average early career income of $28,232.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population.
Those nutrition science students who get their bachelor's degree from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee receive $2,153 more than the standard nutrition science graduate.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).