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.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of nutrition science. Combined, these schools handed out 145 degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nutrition Science Schools in Colorado list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you want to pursue a degree in nutrition science. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 54 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year. Those nutrition science students who get their degree from Colorado State University - Fort Collins earn $3,195 more than the standard nutrition science graduate.
Any student pursuing a degree in nutrition science needs to check out Metropolitan State University of Denver. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were roughly 58 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, nutrition science degree recipients typically earn around $32,738 in the first five years of their career.
University of Northern Colorado is a good option for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Greeley. This university ranks 9th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 33 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year. After graduation, nutrition science degree recipients typically earn an average of $23,468 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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