Nutrition Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #124 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nutrition Science Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.
The nutrition science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nutrition Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Nutrition Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nutrition Science Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nutrition science degree levels they offer.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in nutrition science. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
Dominican University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. This university ranks 30th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 31 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Dominican U in the most recent year we have data available. Nutrition Science degree recipients from Dominican University earn a boost of approximately $4,233 over the typical income of nutrition science majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in nutrition science needs to check out Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 16 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition science program state that they receive average early career income of $22,761.
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).
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The nutrition science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nutrition Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Nutrition Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
