If you plan on majoring in nutrition science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #124 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 76 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for nutrition science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,330 degrees in nutrition science during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of nutrition science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nutrition science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Best Schools for Nutrition Science in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nutrition science degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Tufts University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in nutrition science. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 111 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year. Those nutrition science students who get their degree from Tufts University earn $22,628 more than the standard nutrition science grad.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a good decision for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 91 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Those nutrition science students who get their degree from Columbia University in the City of New York make $6,971 more than the standard nutrition science student.
It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in nutrition science. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 107 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Those nutrition science students who get their degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus earn $20,406 more than the average nutrition science graduate.
Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.
There were roughly 157 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the nutrition science major at Texas A&M University - College Station make $4,216 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. This university ranks 13th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 153 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the nutrition science program make an average of $31,513 for their early career.
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 90 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. Those nutrition science students who get their degree from New York University earn $8,537 more than the typical nutrition science graduate.
Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 103 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition science program report average early career income of $28,612.
Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 53 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the nutrition science degree program at Boston University get $18,906 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were approximately 16 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 44 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Nutrition Science degree recipients from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill receive an earnings boost of about $18,026 above the typical income of nutrition science graduates.
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 77 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, nutrition science degree recipients generally make an average of $28,232 in the first five years of their career.
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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Your choice of nutrition science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for nutrition science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
