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2023 Best Nutrition Science Schools

64 Colleges
$33,647 Avg Salary
$23,229 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nutrition Science School for You

Nutrition Science is the #115 most popular major in the country with 1,496 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Nutrition Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Nutrition Science Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Nutrition Science Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nutrition Science Schools

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our analysis found Tufts University to be the best school for nutrition science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Full Nutrition Science at Tufts University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nutrition Science Schools list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Nutrition Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nutrition science schools in the United States. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for nutrition science students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Nutrition Science Schools list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nutrition Science Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #7 on this year’s Best Nutrition Science Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Texas A&M University - College Station

University of California - Berkeley landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best nutrition science programs. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nutrition Science at University of California - Berkeley Report

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for nutrition science students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nutrition Science at The University of Texas at Austin Report

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for nutrition science students. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of California - Davis

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Nutrition Science Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
12 Dominican University River Forest, IL

Nutrition Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 36 majors within the area of study, nutrition science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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