2024 Best Nutrition Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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 North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 163 bachelor's degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.

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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

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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 North Carolina.

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. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Nutrition Science in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Nutrition Science

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

112 Annual Graduates

$30,421 Median Starting Salary

$22,511 Median Student Debt

North Carolina State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in nutrition science. NC State is a very large public university located in the large city of Raleigh.

After graduation, nutrition science bachelor's recipients usually earn about $30,421 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from North Carolina State University

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

51 Annual Graduates

$26,768 Median Starting Salary

$26,656 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in nutrition science needs to take a look at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the nutrition science program report average early career earnings of $26,768.

More information about a bachelor’s in nutrition science from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	118
Georgia	224	120
Tennessee	220	43
Alabama	184	66
Louisiana	171	52
Mississippi	169	0
Arkansas	167	0
West Virginia	147	0

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Nutrition Science Related Rankings by Major

Nutrition Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Nutrition Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Nutrition Sciences	163

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Behavioral Science	518
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	330
International Studies	253
Interdisciplinary Studies	151
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	135
Science, Technology & Society	58
Gerontology	7
Biological & Physical Science	3
Mathematics & Computer Science	3
Natural Sciences	3

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.