2024 Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 203 bachelor's degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nutrition science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nutrition science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nutrition science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nutrition science related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Nutrition Science Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nutrition Science in New Jersey

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for nutrition science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Nutrition Science

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

67 Annual Graduates

$32,168 Median Starting Salary

$25,250 Median Student Debt

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in nutrition science. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the nutrition science program earn around $32,168 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

136 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in nutrition science has to check out Montclair State University. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from Montclair State University

Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	93
Pennsylvania	274	107
Delaware	130	13
District of Columbia	126	46

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nutrition Science

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Nutrition Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences	203

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	689
Biological & Physical Science	123
Interdisciplinary Studies	92
Cognitive Science	46
International Studies	44
Sustainability Science	32
Behavioral Science	8
History and Political Science	6
Biopsychology	5
Natural Sciences	5

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to division, CSIRO. More about our data sources and methodologies.